Canning Applesauce

The first bite of an autumn apple picked from a nearby orchard is delish!

mmmmmm

Each year we roll up our sleeves to preserve this yummy-ness for the winter months.

6th Annual Apple Adventure

Canning applesauce has become one of our family traditions.  

It is the only canning I consider fun!

My kids really enjoy it and are expert applesauce makers now.

We couldn't have done it without this awesome ancient Victorio Strainer.

I remember using this exact one as a child making applesauce with my siblings.

Good memories.

This is what it looks like all set up.

It will mush the apples and remove the seeds and peels at the same time.

Here is our assembly line...

1.  prep apples

(take out of boxes)

2.  wash with warm water and a teeny bit of soap

3.  rinse in sink full of water with 1/2 cup of vinegar

4.  cut apples into fourths

5.  keep them face down to make picking up much easier

(no need to peel or core)

6.  fill up pots with apples- add a cup or two of water and steam

(the house smells heavenly)

7.  enlist in helpers (the waiting list is always full)

8.  put the cooked apples in the white bowl and strain away

The applesauce comes out one side and all the other stuff comes out the other end.

9.  taste testers

10.  can bottles in the garage in double batches

Check out the different colors of sauce using three apple varieties we mixed.

mmmmm

7 people + 8 hours = 83 qts of applesauce

AMAZING!

(thanks to the 2 canners)

Because I'm lazy I don't believe in re-inventing the wheel... here's a great site that gives step by step instructions on the canning part, Make it Do.

What's just as nummy as applesauce?  

Canned peaches!

Instructions on canning peaches with Make it Do.