Project-Check!

Yesterday I made applesauce with a friend. On my list of things to take to her house was my camera. Did my camera make it into the car? No, the Friendly Hero was busy helping me pack things in and out of the pots I needed to take. We had powder all over our carpet that had to be quickly vacuumed up--before we could leave our house.

I'm really sad that there is no picture of the "mice tracks" The Friendly Hero and his friend left as they ate apples. They left the peels all over the house.

Nor are there any pictures of all the quarts or boxes of apples. We turned eight bushels of apples into 153 quarts of applesauce. It was great fun!

I did take pictures of the applesauce that I brought home. My friend was gracious enough to help me with my 114 quarts in exchange for teaching her how to make her 39 quarts. I find it very obvious at times that I grew up on an Apple Orchard.

Applesauce waiting to be steam bathed.

Steam bath going strong.
I was very grateful we found an orchard out here that sells Red and Golden Delicious, which is what my family grew, and that the apples in Indiana ripen almost a month before they do in Utah. I was able to make the applesauce a month before I'm due and guarantee that I have enough for next year. Yes, as a family, we can eat 114 quarts in a year--easily.