A Little Unseasonal

I bought a large bag of apples at the wholesale club, per Spenser's request, and they did not taste good. Well, the flavor might have been okay, if I could get past the mushiness. They just did not pass my apple-eating-taste-bud inspection, so they sat a little long on the kitchen island. A few went to the chickens, who gobbled them up immediately. (They eat almost everything.)

Yesterday I decided to make applesauce. We shared some with some elderly neighbors, and saved the rest for our dinner.


We still ended up with a great big, vintage, bowl of applesauce. And after dinner, we had some to spare. I don't expect it to last past lunch.

Comments

Crystal said…
mmm! That looks really good!
11:17 AM EDT
Jessica said…
ooohh, Ben was just requesting homemade applesauce the other day. I told him he had to wait until Fall when the apples come into season! How do you make yours? (I'm always looking for new recipes!!)
11:22 AM EDT
nikko said…
Glad I'm not the only one ultra picky about her apples!
2:03 PM EDT
Montana Momma said…
Yummy! My kids LOVE applesauce, the gobble it up as quick as I can make it.
2:12 PM EDT
Montana Momma said…
Yummy! My kids LOVE applesauce, the gobble it up as quick as I can make it.
2:13 PM EDT
Amanda Jean said…
isn't homemade applesauce the best? i love it! and it looks even better in your pyrex bowl. :)
5:05 PM EDT
Pamela said…
i love the pyrex bowl you are making that applesauce in! I collect them myself. My sister has that style set, she uses it for Thanksgiving. Such a great blog you have!
3:00 AM EDT
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