Crisp flesh is slightly tart. It's an excellent cooking apple. Red Delicious - A medium to large bright red apple, sometimes showing a striped appearance. The fine white flesh is sweet and mellow. It's great eaten out of hand or in salads.
Firm flesh is slightly tart.
Rome Beauties are good all-purpose apples. Stayman - Medium to large red apples. Flesh is sometimes tinged with yellow and is semi-firm in texture. Staymans have a sprightly, tart flavor and are good eaten raw or cooked in pies and sauces. Winesap - Small to medium in size, Winesap apples are bright red and sometimes splotched with darker red over a distinctly yellow background.