yesterday on our way back we passed a sign that said Pick Your Own Apples so we stopped in to a Dwarf Apple Orchard & picked our own apples, Honey Crisp a very juicy sweet crisp apple, Macintosh apples perfect for baking & Gala because I like these ones in my sauce. We picked & went home & canned up 45 pounds of apples & made more apple sauce. we got 30 jars of it, one is in the fridge since once again I have run out of small jars sigh......Hopefully this will get us through the year but I have a feeling it won't last that long. I recently added a jar to a baby basket for our niece's new baby & she loved it & now word has got out & I have given away 4 jars just this past week & have had requests for upcoming shower next weekend lol. Her sister has called to ask that I "please could I maybe would it be alright if you added a jar to Crystals baby shower gifts?" I had to laugh she was so nervous to ask me how could I say no so now it is one of the things I must add to my baby repertoire lol
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Looks really good. I printed the recipe. I haven't done any canning for a while. Do you do a hot bath? dee
29242Oh! My all the jars. My mom used to love the Winesap as they were hard to find. Great job!
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by pldc
09 Oct 2015
thanks Kay, that is a new one for me I will have to check for that one here. ~hugs~
85867My favorite fall dessert when the Honey Crisps come into the stores: 4 Honey Crisp apple quarters and four fresh caramels. Just like Caramel Apples without the messy pots and the goo! Any old apple cooked into my oatmeal, but give me Honey Crisps for eating out of hand.
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66910Looks scrumptious, well done, so many jars. Your larder also must be overflowing, but nothing like home made. It will be a regular thing now, looking for pick your own anything. I have never done this, as i also am close to the shops, but am in awe of someone who can do this. Sandra.
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by pldc
08 Oct 2015
We had great fun picking the ones we wanted & so nice that they were dwarf trees so I could reach them. I may have to look into maybe pick your fruit trees like pears that would be good too. I don't like the taste of store bought apple sauce so making my own is a much better option & no sugar added either. Thank you Sandra ~hugs~
24331Wow all you gals that bottle food up is wonderful to see on here. I've never ever done this. I suppose too that I am only a stone's throw away from my local shopping centre and even when we lived interstate, shops were always close by. When you are snowed in or you can't get to places this option is great and as you say a much healthier option - and you know what's gone into the preserves! Well done Loralye and all the other ladies who do this - you are all an inspiration. Love Chris
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by pldc
08 Oct 2015
thank you Chris, I must say though we are 5 minutes from the stores lol but I like to can & have for many years so for me it's a healthier option & now that I am up to doing it I am ever so thankful. ~hugs~
by pldc
08 Oct 2015
only been snowed in once for a whole day lol. I am in southern Ontario so not near as cold as Carolyn.
234497I love honey crisp best but there$560. bucks a bushel:(:(i never Jared apple sauce ever ,i bag it lol looks great can i have a jar please lol just had to ask right ***i was a little nervous heheh
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by pldc
08 Oct 2015
yes you sure can! Come & get it lol yes the honey crisp are really expensive here too $12 for 6 pounds, we picked 20 pounds of the Honey Crisp for $20 so a much better deal & the Mac & Gala 10 pounds for $4.50. We did well to pick them lol
360644Beautiful!! I have been busy too canning,.... looks so pretty with all the colors on the shelf.
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by pldc
08 Oct 2015
it sure makes you feel good to see all that has been accomplished with home canning & knowing what is in it & that it is healthier for us is an added bonus! I do hope that you will share a photo of yours too ~hugs~
111380Delicious. I wished I would live closer to you. Would be standing at the doorway begging.
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by pldc
08 Oct 2015
come on over anytime your in Canada I will have home made goodies & tea ready for you Angie!~hugs~
109774Could you maybe place the recipe for me. It looks good.
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by pldc
08 Oct 2015
Welcome Linda to our cute family, we are happy to have you with us.
I use 3-5 different types of apples (usually 5) Peel & core them process in stock pot add spices like nutmeg cinnamon & ginger. Bring to a rapid boil that can not be stirred down to reduce the liquid & make it thicker then I pour into sterilized jars & hubs caps them all for me. it is really good even if I do say so myself
by LindaKoorzen
08 Oct 2015
Many thanks from Postmasburg in the Northern Cape South Africa. We stay on a farm with lovely red and green appels. Regards.
134Wow! Now you have me thinking...I thought I was finished with peaches marmalade, raspberry jam, raspberry vinegar & sauce, and pickled beets. That applesauce looks yummy and our local apples are in the market now....:-) It must be the "squirreling" instinct...every year at this time I go nuts (no pun intended) thinking that we have to stock up. The grocery store is only a short distance but you would think that we were going to be snowed in for weeks at a time! LOL I think I will have to buy some more apples...
Hugs, Nadyne
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by pldc
08 Oct 2015
Nadyne these are so much better then store bought & those of us who can know this & of course ours is so much better too lol. Your pantry sounds deliciously well stocked!~hugs~
24424Oh yummy! I think you need to go back to pick another 45 pounds of apples. Then maybe you will enough for the year. Your jars look awesome. I'm now off to peel and slice a dozen apples for the dehydrator.
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by pldc
08 Oct 2015
wow the dehydrator that would be a real space saver. Very cool. I hope you post when your done so I can see what they are like. ~hugs~
by spendlove
08 Oct 2015
They are delicious! We like them snipped into smallish pieces on our cereals.
by gerryb
11 Oct 2015
We dry at least a bushel a year of apples in our dehydrator...for a stack cake at Christmas time & eating. The best one to dry is Pipin...which is hard to find! I get it at an apple place in Cosby, TN.
169064Looks delicious!
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by pldc
08 Oct 2015
thank you Joyce, first time with the Honey Crisp & they are very juicy so not quite a thick as I would normally make, so I hope it is still good. ~hugs~
23577What a wonderful pic. Never heard of something like apple sauce so I have no idea how it tasts. More something for dessert or also for meat?
Greetings, Bettina
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by pldc
08 Oct 2015
wow Nice to "see" you Bettina, many people will use it as an accompaniment to pork chops. Mine is thick & very creamy rather like a pudding & finely ground too so not thick & chunky or grainy like the store jars. I add spices to mine so in some ways taste wise it is a lot like eating the filling of an apple pie. I also substitute apple sauce in all my baking when the recipe calls for oil I add the sauce , healthier option. Thank you ~hugs~
by bevintex
08 Oct 2015
Bettina, look for an easy recipe and make a batch, you and the kids will love it
33986Wonderful...looks yummy, too! You should make a jar topper for the ones you are giving away as gifts...especially for the baby shower!
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by pldc
08 Oct 2015
now that is a very good idea Kim & if time permits I may just have to do that. ~hugs~
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