01 November 2009

Applesaucing

Halloween morning we woke up early (when I say "we" I mean everyone who isn't me) to begin our applesauce making and canning project!





In numbers:
3.5 bushels
65 quarts
2 hot-bath canners
6.5 hours from start to finish
2.5 hours (approx) that Clark insisted on cranking that handle!



Yum! Thanks, Mom H for coming and helping and providing the apples! We're so excited to enjoy applesauce for a long time.
Posted by Jodie at 8:36 PM

12 comments:

  1. AshleyNovember 1, 2009 at 9:15 PM

    Holy moly--that's a lot of applesauce. What great food storage and a fun activity for the whole family!

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  2. CamieNovember 1, 2009 at 10:32 PM

    I'm right there with you--I have a big LOAD of apples in my garage waiting to be sauced! It should be a fun party--I'm jealous that you are already done!

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  3. Kenton and Marianne OggNovember 1, 2009 at 11:36 PM

    How fun! Do you remember all the apple trees we had at our house growing up? And all the quarts of applesauce we canned every year? Makes me a little jealous I don't get to do it anymore! The homemade stuff is the absolute best! Next year you should try adding a dozen little Red Hots to the bottom of a few jars. Gives them just enough of a cinnamon taste and adds a bit of color. =)

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  4. Judy Cozza PhotographyNovember 2, 2009 at 5:12 AM

    WOW - What an amazing post! You guys are amazing!! So is Mom Heliselt! So much work - and such great rewards. LUCKY!!!!

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  5. JenNovember 2, 2009 at 10:46 AM

    WOW! you are ambitious! THat's a lot of work! Jason enjoyed seeing Adrian last week.

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  6. MelissaNovember 2, 2009 at 11:05 AM

    mmm yum! I think we'd go through all that in a couple months! What is the crank thingy that you used? Look less time consuming than the cooking process that I've used! You're making me feel ambitious...

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  7. StacyNovember 2, 2009 at 11:20 AM

    SO fun! and you got 2 of your men in the kitchen... even better.

    yumm yumm!

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  8. HopeNovember 2, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    Nice work! I thought of you and applesauce earlier this week. I'm going to have to find me a little contraption like that. Enjoy, it looks yummy!

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  9. Jenny and AlNovember 2, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    Ha! I totally feel for you. Did you read all my applesauce posts from about a month ago? But I must admit, it took me a lot longer than 6.5 hours and I only got about 50 pints. :) Good job.

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  10. CarlaNovember 5, 2009 at 4:31 PM

    ok, what do you do with all of that left over sludge??

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  11. JodieNovember 5, 2009 at 9:33 PM

    Compost it. Adrian made a compost box in our backyard so it gets thrown in with all the other scraps of food and leaves and stuff. Can't wait for our garden next year!

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  12. MBNovember 6, 2009 at 8:51 PM

    This looks amazingly cool. Good job guys!

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