Fruit

Cortland

A tier

Cortland, a McIntosh offspring, keeps white flesh that browns slowly—ideal for fruit platters, Waldorf salad, and lunch slices prepped hours ahead. Flavour is mildly tart-sweet with Mac perfume lightened; texture is tender-crisp rather than shatter-hard. Large fruit and reliable northeastern performance made it a deli and catering favourite for decades. Slice ahead for trays with less lemon reliance than Mac alone requires. Cooks to sauce easily for home canning. Less shatter-crisp than Honeycrisp, more practical for prep lines that cut fruit long before guests arrive.