6 0 . jpg ▁| ▁image _ caption ▁= ▁' Re in ette ▁Gr ise ▁du ▁Canada ', ▁ ▁probably ▁a ▁sub - c ult iv ar ▁| ▁genus ▁= ▁Mal us ▁| ▁species ▁= ▁Mal us ▁p um ila | ▁hy brid ▁= ▁Old ▁French ▁cultiv ar ▁| ▁cultiv ar ▁= ▁' Can ad ian ▁Rein ette ' ▁| ▁origin ▁= ▁, ▁before ▁ 1 7 7 1 ▁}} Re in ette ▁du ▁Canada ▁or ▁Canadian ▁Rein ette ''' ▁is , ▁despite ▁its ▁name , ▁an ▁old ▁French ▁cultiv ar ▁of ▁domestic ated ▁apple . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁rein ette ▁type ▁of ▁golden ▁apple , ▁with ▁lots ▁of ▁rus set ing , ▁which ▁keeps ▁shape ▁in ▁cook ing ▁and ▁is ▁mainly ▁used ▁for ▁that ▁purpose ▁especially ▁in ▁apple ▁str ud el . ▁ ▁Even ▁today ▁it ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁the ▁default ▁rus set ▁apple ▁of ▁France , ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Rein ette ▁Bl anche ▁du ▁Canada ▁and ▁many ▁more ▁names . ▁Rein ette ▁Gr ise ▁du ▁Canada '' ▁is ▁probably ▁also ▁a ▁sub ▁cultiv ar ▁of ▁it , ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁clear . ▁Rein ette ▁du ▁Canada , ▁or ▁whatever ▁name ▁it ▁has , ▁likely ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Norm andy , ▁France ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁tart ▁and ▁mostly ▁used ▁for ▁cook ing ▁if ▁picked ▁early ▁and ▁used ▁quickly ; ▁if ▁stored ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁it ▁gets ▁so fter ▁and ▁swe eter ▁hence ▁more ▁recommended ▁for ▁fresh