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9/12/2014

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Canning Organic Applesauce

I am very fortunate to have a grandma who supplies me with beautiful produce all summer and fall.  My Dad comes to visit me in Grande Prairie once a month, and always has a car filled with goodies from Grandma's garden.  This last visit included pickling cucumbers (which I used to make the Bread and Butter Pickles yesterday), as well as two giant bags of apples.  My husband LOVES fresh applesauce with pork chops, so applesauce it is!
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Applesauce is very simple to make... All you really need is apples and lemon juice.  Peel and core them, and make sure to put all the slices in a lemon-water bath to prevent browning.  Cook the slices in a large pot with a lid, and use either lemon juice or Fruit Fresh to make sure they don't discolour.  When everything's all soupy and bubbly I like to give it a quick once over with the immersion blender before packing the sauce into sterilized jars. Then process in a boiling water bath for 15 mins.  You can always add fun stuff and be creative with your applesauce... cinnamon and a hint of brown sugar perhaps.  Or while the apples are cooking add in some frozen strawberries to make strawberry applesauce.  Leaving it plain adds to its veratility though, and I often sub out half the fat in baking recipes with my homemade applesauce!
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    My name is Robynn, and I am a wife, and mother, living in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.  I am a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), a vegetarian, and an artistic, crafty individual.  I am passionate about the old-world things my Grandmother taught me... Gardening, canning, sewing, and cooking.  I believe they all have an important, and under-appreciated, role in the modern world.  Thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about me.  Enjoy!

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