Okay, so it's fall... and the leaves are falling and there is a crisp scent in the air and the harvest is making its way in from the fields and orchards and into our kitchens, to be packed away properly to be enjoyed in the deep cold winter months. So, accordingly, we set to work a few Saturdays ago to preserve one of my favorite fruits and tackled nearly three bushels of ElStar apples - our favorite kind, nice and crispy and flavorful and not mushy (unlike me, heehee). So we started bright and early and peeled and cut and cored and yakked and bantered around until we had an entire counterful of lovely coloured jars ready to be eaten. Yumyum... So come on over for a nice bowl of sauce.
The parents looking slightly guilty or bemused or both...Such an appeeeling pair...
Carina working away in her little corner... aparently (heehee) not getting too far - her bowl's empty... probably cause we just stole her magnum opus!
Yep, the poor old antique stove was working overtime - but worked very well - wouldn't want a bigger one at all - would get too tired bringing food from one burner to another - apartment sized stoves are great! Especially ones almost older than i am!
Ummm... we might have made a bit of a mess... oopps!
And the final product - lots of little and big jars of pink (with peels) and yellow (without peels - compote - yummmy) applesauce, all put to bed under clean tea towels cause that's what you do with applesauce jars! 
2 comments:
Cute :)
Wowee, super impressive! I had the very inspiring thought of canning applesauce this year, but I don't know how to can. Sadly. :S I don't have enough freezer room, so that idea was washed away.
Would you teach me how to can sometime if I came over? Yep, just invited myself to see your new house and have you teach me nice domestic skills. Think it over. ;)
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