There are Apple orchards that were abandoned in Washington State that my dad use to to take us to. These orchards had only red delicious and they were the best apples I’ve had. There are a lot of abandoned orchards around Washington and old species keep getting found.
I hated apples all thought my childhood, but once I had my own kids I started buying more interesting variety's (even just from the supermarket) and I'm really hooked. Love em.
It might also help that I have tried to cut down on sugar and apples are now one of the sweetest things I eat.
I also discovered that cutting apples into bite size chunks for kids makes them taste better!
If you haven't already, get one of those apple (and pear) slicers. I don't usually advocate for single purpose kitchen appliances, but these are life changing.
