Sunday, August 19, 2012

Food: Canning Apples

The apples are ready!


If I don't get busy, I think my tree will break.


I peeled and sliced about 16 pounds of apples before I had to stop and rest my peeling hand.


7 pints of sauce and 10 1/2 pints of butter.  It sure does seem like there should be more for all of that effort.  Of course the tree is still hanging very low.  I think I can be busy with apples until the first freeze that's coming in about 2 months.  ;-)
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5 comments:

  1. Spinster BethAugust 19, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    WOW. How do you like them apples?!

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  2. MarmePurlAugust 19, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    Fantastic Work! I am craving apple butter, but we won't have much of a harvest this year. Boo.

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  3. Kathryn RayAugust 19, 2012 at 8:51 PM

    Apples are one of the few things that are growing very well for us this year.

    They taste sooo good. :-)

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  4. AnonymousAugust 20, 2012 at 2:05 AM

    Oooo - apple butter? What is this?? We make lemon butter over here in Aussie Land. Ive also had passionfruit butter but never heard of apple butter - recipie please! - Kara xx

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  5. Kathryn RayAugust 20, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    Can't say I've ever tasted passion fruit or lemon butter. Those sounds good.

    The recipe I used is here: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/all-day-apple-butter/

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