We live in the middle of apple country in our state, and I will often go to the local orchards and buy their_damage_ apples. I dehydrate them for apple chips and to chop up and add to my yogurt breakfast cups. They're also GREAT dehydrated and chopped then on top of ice cream with homemade caramel sauce.
Scraps ARE GOOD!
I am having a blast learning all this new stuff. We would like to get a dehydrator and dry apples too. There are 5 wild apple trees here and they are all different. We will have more time this year since we are settled in, to dabble in more.