The Honeycrisp, which offers a little bit of tartness with that honey flavor and extra-crisp flesh will go against the very different Macoun, known for being extra sweet and having a tender interior.

The Macoun isn’t even one of the country’s 20 favorite apples, which means that so far there hasn’t been irresistible pressure to breed it so it, too, can last longer and be shipped farther.

Value-added marketing and processing push the Michigan apple economic contribution to around $700 million without having to deal with the persnickety Macoun.

Makes one 9-inch cake In this cross between a cake and a pie, Cortland or Macoun apples, which hold their shape when baked, are sandwiched between pastry layers.

Compared to the large number of apples used, the citrus adds a slight sour tang to counteract the apples' sweetness; Garten's ten-serving recipe calls for five pounds of McIntosh or Macoun apples ...

Nothing says autumn like apples. And no one does home-cooked comfort like Ina Garten. Put the two together and it's no wonder she has a go-to apple crisp we look forward to making come fall. While ...

The orchard produces McIntosh, Macoun, Golden Delicious, and Cortland apples in season, which lasts about six weeks. The farmhouse was built in 2004 and offers 3,634 square feet of living space.