I think we might be done with apples for the next couple days.
Maybe.
After a 2 hour break, during which I washed up the kitchen - all the pots, pans, utensils, counters - and then went to the store for more canning lids and an apple corer, I decided to just finish off the apples in the house.
I didn't get quite as much help as I had the first go-round. But, it did seem to flow quicker and easier. Maybe practice does make perfect!
Nathaniel did want to try his hand at actually putting the jar together:
The end result to the afternoon's work:
10 quarts applesauce
7 pints grape applesauce
35 pints of applesauce
So, I think the grand total for the day's work is:
26 quarts: 25 for storage, 1 for the fridge for dinner
66 pints: 56 for storage, 2 pints brought to friends, 1 pint to the fridge for the week, 7 grape flavored
We are still debating what we do next week..... more apples or not more apples?
A difficult decision.
Oh Karen, If only we lived closer, we could barter some raspberry jam for some of the DELICIOUS apple sauce! x
ReplyDeleteAh, Emily, living closer would be a better deal for me, I think! But I am not sure who would be jumping the pond!
ReplyDeleteBartering would definitely be happening! the raspberry jam sounds delicious - and something my husband would probably enjoy more than the applesauce.
Thanks for the visit
Karen