Sustainable Applesauce
We have this early translucent apple tree. Its apples are good for three things:
Making this applesauce takes me back to when my kids were very small and my son was a baby. We had wormy apples our yard, much like now, fine for sauce but not so hot to chomp into; and my son, who was teething, went after them like they were nuggets of gold. I’ll dig up a photo pretty soon of my son stalking the “yukky apples.” Here is the very easy applesauce recipe. Enjoy!
Yields: ? servings
Quarter the apples, core, and cut off any nasty bits but otherwise leave the peels on. Put in blender with enough water to liquefy. It comes out a beautiful green color but starts to turn brown immediately. Cook until slightly thicker. Add cinnamon and sweetener to taste. I use a mixture of agave and stevia.
There are several abandoned apple trees on the land we’re building our new house on. I’m looking forward to pruning them a little and making pies, sauce and maybe some cider from them.
Maggies last blog post..Michigan berry sorbets in mini pavlovas
What kind of apples are they, Maggie? If they are anything but these early translucsents you might even get some eaters out of them.
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