{"id":615,"date":"2010-10-16T20:20:41","date_gmt":"2010-10-16T20:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homesteademporium.wordpress.com\/?p=615"},"modified":"2010-10-16T20:20:41","modified_gmt":"2010-10-16T20:20:41","slug":"apples-apples-every-where","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homesteademporium.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/16\/apples-apples-every-where\/","title":{"rendered":"Apples, apples, every where!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s apple season around here and we&#8217;ve got them coming out of our ears!<\/p>\n<p>The three younger girls and I got busy on taking care of the apples we&#8217;ve had sitting around in boxes waiting to be dealt with.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/homesteademporium.smugmug.com\/Homelife\/Apples\/DSC9359\/1042610868_RXnY2-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t being picky on the types since these were all given to us, so we used all the red varieties for applesauce.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/homesteademporium.smugmug.com\/Homelife\/Apples\/DSC9360\/1042611484_32WvZ-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll share here how we make our applesauce for those who have wondered how and thought it was difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Wash the apples, pull the stems off, and throw them in the pot whole with just a touch of water on the bottom to keep them from burning. Put a lid on and let them simmer. I put them on low heat and just let them cook slowly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/homesteademporium.smugmug.com\/Homelife\/Apples\/DSC9369\/1042615353_avJrQ-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After they simmer for a while, they start to get soft and mushy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/homesteademporium.smugmug.com\/Homelife\/Apples\/DSC9384\/1042620045_MVKco-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They start to split, go kind of brown and get REALLY soft and mushy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/homesteademporium.smugmug.com\/Homelife\/Apples\/DSC9386\/1042620467_3gUNw-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At that point you get out your<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foleyfoodmill.com\/\">foley food mill<\/a>, if you have one, and if you don&#8217;t, you NEED one because it&#8217;s one of the most inexpensive tools your kitchen will ever have, yet it is\u00a0indispensable\u00a0if you&#8217;re wanting to make your own applesauce and other sauces as easily and healthy as possible! Mine is an oldie, but a goodie. I have two actually, both purchased second hand. They last forever.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/homesteademporium.smugmug.com\/Homelife\/Apples\/DSC9388\/1042620695_Vmifw-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Turn that handle over and over until you&#8217;ve got nice, pure, applesauce coming through!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/homesteademporium.smugmug.com\/Homelife\/Apples\/DSC9390\/1042621192_NDC5d-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sweeten to taste if you like, and you&#8217;re done!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/homesteademporium.smugmug.com\/Homelife\/Apples\/DSC9362\/1042612530_zQHt6-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We sliced up all the green apples.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/homesteademporium.smugmug.com\/Homelife\/Apples\/DSC9372\/1042616280_hMJvn-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And put them in the food dehydrator for delicious dried apples.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/homesteademporium.smugmug.com\/Homelife\/Apples\/DSC9370\/1042615803_amkLD-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d share a photo of the end result, but the evidence has all been eaten up. Every tray of it!<\/p>\n<p>With the last of the apples and some cabbage we were given that I had previously frozen, I made a pork chop dish.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/homesteademporium.smugmug.com\/Homelife\/Apples\/DSC9395\/1047851167_WdTQj-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"435\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was yummy. I love pork with apples!<\/p>\n<p>Any apples we don&#8217;t eat, the horses happily do!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Don&#8217;t forget to enter our contest, one post below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s apple season around here and we&#8217;ve got them coming out of our ears! The three younger girls and I got busy on taking care of the apples we&#8217;ve had sitting around in boxes waiting to be dealt with. 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