Here's Cheri, hard at work, cutting apples.
We used this strainer that allows you to cook the apples with the skin on, then when you run them through here, the skin is separated. It saves a lot of apple, and lots of time too!
Cheri had this wonderful set up - the stove was saved for cooking apples, and out on her deck was the canner, run by propane. It helped keep the kitchen cool too.
Here's some of the finished product. We ended up with over 40 quarts. Lots of work, but worth it in the end!
great minds....I was up to my elbows in apples, too! Apple butter for me...smelled wonderful, but a lot of work! ha.
ReplyDeleteLots of good eating. I love applesauce.
ReplyDeleteThat's nice that you see apples in your sleep.
ReplyDeleteGreetings, RW & SK
Wow, lots of work but like you saay worth it in the end. Smart idea doing it the way you did too. I would be talking apples in my sleep. Have a great week.
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Catching up on what I've missed the last few days...
ReplyDeleteYour winner of the book, Jenny...how wonderful for her. I hope she'll write about it on her blog. And your pumpkins/mums in the previous post are so beautiful. Makes Fall even more pretty all around you. As for the apples. I remember mom doing just the same as this each and every year. You go girl!!!
Mmmmm, I can almost smell the apples cooking. It is a lot of work, but well worth it.
ReplyDeleteIt was a lot of worth- but a fun day doing it with you :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Beautiful work and beautiful results!
ReplyDeleteGood job, you two!! That sauce will taste so good this winter. Yum.
ReplyDeleteYummy!! Thanka for sharing the wonderful pictures! Blessings
ReplyDelete**THanks, lol
ReplyDeleteI think it's very appropriate that I'm eating an apple while reading this blog, haha!
ReplyDeleteWow, that was a lot of work. You'll be so glad you did it this winter, though. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteLots of work, but oh it all looks so good.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you two make a great team....You are going to enjoy having these apples when it's cold outside.....
ReplyDeleteI'm allergic to uncooked apples, strange I know, but I do love them, which is frustrating!
ReplyDeleteYou've been working hard!
Oh, that looks SO good!!! I miss making applesauce.
ReplyDeleteHard work but delicious results. My mother-in-law used to put up applesauce that way and my kids were wild about it. I myself do not can anything, LOL.
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