The first lady I talked to was Mrs. Mariner. I have never met her before, but she was a joy to talk too. She was so excited that we were going to make homemade applesauce. Not only would she bring her food mill to church to lend to me on Sunday she would take a few minutes on the phone to describe to me each step of the process.
Mrs. Mariner gave us foolproof or should I call it homemade applesauce that is novice proof.
Here is how we made homemade applesauce:
JDaniel and I cut up four pounds of apples. Mrs. Mariner told me to pick Jonathan Gold, Mats, Golden Delicious and Macintosh apples. They would give us a good mix of sweetness and tartness.
Once the apples were cut. I put them in a pot and filled the pot with enough water to cover the top of the apples. Mrs. Mariner told me that too much water would not be good for the apples.
The apples needed to boil for ten minutes and no more than that. They would get to mushy if I let them go too long.
Draining the apples in a colander sitting on top of a bowl was the step. We weren’t going to need all the water drained, but we were going to need some if the applesauce was too dry. (JDaniel loved drinking the apple water after it had cooled.)
Then we took the drained apples over to the food mill sitting on a bowl. The apples were added a little at a time to the mill. JDaniel and I took turns turning the mill and holding the mill onto the bowl.
When all the apples have been milled, you can store the applesauce in the bowl beneath the mill or you can as JDaniel did put the applesauce into plastic applesauce cups we had saved from store bought applesauce. JDaniel said they were supposed to hold applesauce and it didn’t matter what kind.
I think Mrs. Mariner would be thrilled that we did so well at our first attempt at making homemade applesauce. I know that I am.
That is such a great fun in the kitchen. Reminds me of making our first baby food.
So glad it turned out well! We love homemade applesauce!
I don’t have a mill, but I have cooked apples down and that’s really yummy served with fresh biscuits. Really, really good stuff! What a ripe post!
I have a food mill.. Comes in handy when making tomato juice, applesauce, pearsauce. I love making applesauce.. Sometimes I cook the apples and have it for supper.. Good way to use up apples that have wrinkled skins…
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I used to make applesauce when my children were little. There is just nothing like the fresh stuff, is there!!
Ooh delicious, my friend has TONS of apples. This will be a great use. Thanks.
I’m going to have to do this! No food mill but I have an old masher thing that was my mother’s that might work! I love that JDaniel wants the applesauce cups to be used only for applesauce!
this looks healthy and delicious.
Nice. I’ve only made applesauce in the crockpot. Was very easy to do and my oldest loved it.
That looks good! We have a bunch of apples on our apple tree. Do you think I could just use a potato masher if I don’t have a mill?
This would be so good–so much better than store-bought!
My girls would gobble this up. They love to bake apple pies but don’t like to eat them. This is something they would actually enjoy baking and eating. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
What a great project! First picking apples, then making applesauce! We use a crockpot (slow cooker) and add pears. But the first time I made it, I left the peels on the apples, so we had rubber in our applesauce. So now I know to peel the apples. I like your way since you use the peels and the peels are so healthy! (I tried slow cooking the peels in water, but I used orange peels, too, not a good combo!)
that was so nice of Mrs. Mariner to share her food mill. And a recipe! Looks like a lot of fun – hope it tastes great! {:-Deb
I’ve never made homemade applesauce either but that definitely encourages me too. Looks like you did a good job on your first try.
I love that Mrs. Mariner not only lent you the mill but also gave you her recipe! That looks like fun. I’ve made applesauce before but have thrown everything in the food processor. I bet this was much better.
Looks like you did a great job! I have an apple tree, but we didn’t spray it, so although it’s “organic”, it requires a lot of work to cut out some wormy parts. I like that you didn’t have to peel the apples, just run them through the “mill” after cooking them.
That looks delicious! My son would love to make it. x
We made applesauce this week, too. Only we used the crockpot and a masher 🙂 Yummy!
Looks yummy! I love the apple sauce
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I’ve always wanted to make my own applesauce, now I have a reason, thanks 🙂
That sounds so good right now. And I love making apple butter, too.
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Did you keep the skins on? Looks fun. My kids will only eat strawberry applesauce–so I guess I could add them to the mix.
Fun that sounds delicious. We love homemade applesauce.
i would love to make our own.. broxton isnt a fan, but i LOVE applesauce
Making applesauce is fun. Unfortunately it won’t happen this year. Michigan lost 90% of its apple crop!
Wow, I never would have thought to make my own applesauce. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe!
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Visiting from SITs! Will have to try this. My toddler loves applesauce and I bet is smells so yummy and just like fall cooking!
That looks so easy. I made applesauce in the crockpot last year and then froze it. I don’t have a food mill either but it turned out pretty good anyway!
I have baked my applesauce before, too.
I saw a sign on a school by us that said, “Making homemade applesauce today!”
It made me smile.
And so did your fragrant and fun link this week.
Oops. That should have been R words.
Sigh.
But thank you and A+ anyway!
I’ve been wanting to make applesauce for a long time. I found a recipe on Pinterest that uses a slow cooker and a potato masher. It seems real easy and most likely tastes much better than that from a jar at the grocer!
I add a slice or two of lemon to the cooking apples (removing before blending) to stop the apples browning and add a slight tang.