We are going apple picking this afternoon, and I would love to make a huge batch of applesauce e then can it! I've made applesauce before but we've eaten it right away.
Any experiences?
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I've canned some before. I make it in the crockpot and then water process the cans in boiling water
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Yes! It's super easy. We do this every year.
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@blackbird: @coopsmama: does it keep well in the jars? It doesn't get brown or anything right?
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Mine always keeps well. I make and can apple sauce and apple butter each fall and give the latter as hostess gifts for some of the seasonal get togetherness coming up.
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Yup! You add a tad of lemon juice and peel to it which helps with browning. As long as you're processing them and it's airtight, browning won't be a problem.
Smitten kitchen has a recipe for babies which doesn't use sugar that I like.
I always think I make enough to last the winter and it's gone before fall even ends! LOL
P.S. If you've never canned before it wouldn't hurt to read up a bit on the process. It's important to hear the pop when the jars are sitting on the counter. That's how you know it's sealed.
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@MrsBrewer: lemon keeps mine from oxidizing
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@regberadaisy: I've never canned before, but I've made applesauce. I didn't add any sugar last time, and it turned out great! I'll definitely read up on canning through! I've bought the jars so far and that's about it
@blackbird: good to know, I will add a bit of lemon for sure! Thanks for the tip
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@MrsBrewer: Yes to what the others said about lemon. Also, I never use sugar and only add a bit of cinnamon and it's delicious to me.
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I've never canned it, but we always froze lots of batches growing up.
So yummy and better than the store bought stuff!
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I make and can applesauce each year. I never add sugar or lemon and I have no problems with spoilage. I highly recommend Swiss Gourmet apples for sauce and pies (they are ripe now in the Northeast, but they'll keep for a couple months in cold storage). Cameos are also nice for sauce. If you're unsure which variety to use, try using several for a balanced flavor. Also, any decent apple growers should be able to recommend a good variety for sauce that's ripe at their farm at the time you go picking.
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My family also always froze it. I loved it partially frozen when I was little...surrounded by warm melty stuff if mom tried to quick thaw it
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I just freeze it - canning it is too intimidating for me.
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I just did that today with my mom!
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