I had a request from Shecklet #2 to make applesauce. My MIL gave us a bushel of apples from the orchard she works at every fall so I could fulfill his request.
I spent the morning chopping and now I have a very happy 12 year old. (And about half a bushel left for another batch later on.)
Nothing says fall like a bushel of apples from the orchard. Special thanks to my mother-in-law for bringing them to us!
I spent the morning slicing and dicing enough apples to fill my two largest pots to make applesauce. The house smells fantastic!
Any wagers on how long it will take before my efforts are completely consumed? I give it a few days.
It has been FREEZING here for a week. Not your typical December freezing, but middle-of-January, don’t -leave-the-house-unless-you-have-to, and bundle-up-so-you-only-see-your-eyes, freezing. I like to think I can handle the cold relatively well, but this has been ridiculous for December. I can only hope it will make getting through January’s cold a bit easier.
Jake takes the boys to the bus stop every morning, so I have only left the house to pick them up in the afternoon. I feel like a hermit. And while I’m grateful that I haven’t had have to take the girls out unnecessarily, my cupboards are a bit bare and I’ve had to get creative with meals because I haven’t been able to get to the grocery store.
The uber-frigid temps caused the refrigerator in the garage to hibernate. Who knew? Apparently it can get too cold for the fridge to work. It makes sense now that I think about it, but in our old house, our second fridge was in the basement, so it was never an issue. Due to its temporary non-working state, I moved our frozen items into the house freezer and left the random assortment of beverages and a tasty big bag of apples from my MIL in the fridge. Little did I know, the fridge became more of a freezer. The apples I was hoping to send in my boys’ lunches, froze. 🙁
So what does one do with frozen apples? You let them thaw a bit so your fingers don’t freeze while you peel them, cut them up and make applesauce. The house smells delectable this afternoon.
