Pico Rico wrote:

> I agree. I have never heard the terms "cooking apples" and "eating apples"
> before this thread.
>
I've heard that term "cooking apple" used as a reference to a particular
type of apple. "Its a good cookign apple" just as if you'd say "its a
good all purpose paint". No one I've ever heard takes that to mean one
can't also eat it raw out of hand, just that it hold desirable
properties when cooked.