Cortlands and McCauns were the best....
there were no green variety apples back then...McIntosh, Pipins, yellow delicious and red delicious(yuck).
people really don't know cider...we made cider from the drops on the orchard floor.....take them to the cider press, and the apples were gently washed with water spray only then pressed....no pasteurization or any such thing....if there were germs , we drank it down....best drink in the world....
oh, and Northern Spy apples...huge apples that were used to make pies....Northern Spy apply pie.