I really like Granny Smith apples. Can you tell me anything about them?
I love cooking with granny smith apples that have such a great flavor for a cooking apple. From my memory the origins are a bit fuzzy, but they were an accidental discovery by a lady in Australia in 1868.
Oh wow was she a Grandma by any chance lol.
I imagine she was, the apple variety was discovered shortly before her passing. She gave birth to 8 children in her life, 5 survived infancy so I would say there was a good chance she had grandkids. 
Well that is quite a progeny. I am sure she has many ancestors. So what color are the apples, red?
However, it remains firm when baked, making it a very popular cooking apple used in pies, where it can be sweetened. The apple goes from being completely green to turning yellow when overripe.
It is claimed to be the third most popular apple in America by the US Apple Association..
The Granny Smith was one of four apples honored by the United States Postal Service in a 2013 set of four 33¢ stamps commemorating historic strains, joined by Northern Spy, Baldwin, and Golden Delicious.
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cooking and eating raw) are more widely grown.
Apples can be cooked down into sauce, apple butter, or fruit preserves. They can be baked in an oven and served with custard, and made into pies or apple crumble. In the UK roast pork is commonly served with cold apple sauce made from boiled and mashed apples. Bramley apple is by far the most popular cooking apple in the United Kingdom, while Granny Smith may be the most popular in the United States and Australia (where it originated).