This is what 1000 pounds of apples looks like in the back of a truck! I found a really good deal on apples, so I called all of my sisters-in-law in the area and we decided to make applesauce! The applesauce makers were: Angie, April, Summer, me, and Angie's sister Amanda.
We had to find jars, but surprise! All the stores are sold out of quart canning jars this time of year. I called nearly every grocery store in Utah county and was finally able to locate several dozen.
We unloaded the apples from the truck in to boxes and buckets in my garage.
Here's Angie going to town! First we had to cut the apples into quarters, and remove all worms and other bad spots.
Then we cooked the apples and ran them through my Victorio strainer:
Then Voila! We made 16 dozen quarts of applesauce! The best part is that it is so sweet we didn't have to add any sugar. AND to Eliza's great delight, the applesauce is PINK! We still had some apples left but we'd had enough after two full days of working. We divided them up and each took two buckets to make pie or dehydrate or whatever! Angie took some other pictures of us so I will post those when I get a hold of them. Oh, and on Monday I am going to take Aino's (my sister-in-law) portion to her and help her make another 4 or 5 dozen quarts!
5 comments:
You are amazing, and inspiring. I'm glad we did it... but I NEVER would have done it without you!! Thanks for the good memories and delicious supply of applesauce. I am happy that I still like apples after over 20 hours of applsauce making! I love how yummy the air smelled and that our children had so much fun playing, while we worked. So fall-ish. Love ya.
You guys are crazy! and AMAZING! I can barely make dinner with my three kids running around...let alone can peaches, pears, and applesauce. I don't know how you do it. I'll trade you some moose meat for some fruit- I've got a freezer full!
Holy Cow. I've never seen that many apples. You're crazy!
WHOA! You guys are CRAZY! Yes, I did make the cake. I just cooked an 8 or 9-inch cake and put it on the bottom (frosted and decorated with m&m's) then I made some cupcakes and decorated them with flowers on top (mike and ikes and m&m's in the middle and outlined the flowers with frosting) and stacked them on top of the cake! Super easy and yummy!
WOW! I can't believe you guys made that much applesauce, that is insane. Dustin says you are freakin' awesome!
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