Red Delicious enjoyed its prime time in the 1980s and unfortunately, the apple’s rapid popularity led to its subsequent downfall. During its heyday, the Red Delicious was indeed delicious, but ...

The maligned Red Delicious apple once was Washington state’s No. 1 apple crop. To some, “Reds” had their taste bred out. But they’re still here, tied at No. 2.

The Red Delicious is perhaps the most iconic and well-known of apples. Zajac [CC BY 2.0]/Flickr These are probably the most common apples you’ll find in the supermarket.

Before the 1980s, there were usually three varieties of apples available: red, yellow and green. Growing up, Bedford mostly ate the Red Delicious variety and didn’t like apples as a result.