Thursday, September 4, 2008

Applesauce

So, today I thought I would make applesauce. I have this nifty contraption that my mother-in-law gave me called a Squeezo. You just quarter the apples, cook them in a pan w/water then push them through the Squeezo. The peels come out the end and the applesauce comes out the side. After quartering and cooking 1/2 a bushel or 1 peck (learned that today) I ended up with 2 quarts and one pint of applesauce. Then I put them in the canning pot, but whoops! The applesauce itself was no longer hot, and my jars broke when I put them in the pot. In the end I had one quart of applesauce. Hmmm. Maybe next time I will make apple pie filling and stop by Costco for my applesauce!