We had lots of leftover apples from the Pumpkin Patch, so we wanted to put some to good use. We rifled through my mom and grandma's mason jars, found two dozen and were on our way.
First we had to cut up the apples and remove the seeds. We kept the peels on – adds a few nutrients and makes the applesauce a pretty pink.
This is me and Chris' parents working on those apples.
Then came the cooking. We put them in big pots with just enough water so they didn't burn to the bottom of the pan. Stirred them around until they got fairly mushy.
Chris is good at stirring.
Once they were mushy enough, we cranked the apples through the food mill. This pulled off the apple peels and made the sauce nice and smooth.
Finally, we put the sauce into the jars and ran them through the pressure cooker.
I never realized apple sauce was so easy to make. Well, the process is easy, but it definitely can take some time to do so many. We filled 19 jars. 19 quarts of apple sauce. Wow! We'll be all set for a few months.
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