Homemade Jams & Preserves

For you non-cooking addicts this may seem really tedious, but this may be the easiest and most impressive recipe you ever accomplished. Trust me, it’ll be the best stuff on your Thanksgiving or Christmas table and little kids LOVE THIS STUFF and you can put it in little zip lock bags and keep it in your freezer!! You should buy a food mill. This is an old fashioned device that looks like a colander with presser thing to push the apple stuff through. If you can’t find one, use your food processor. The good thing about he food mill is you just cut each apple into quarters and cook without having to peel or core them and the applesauce comes out a lovely shade of pink.

Food Mill Applesauce

• 10 Apples
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Water
• 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon

Wash and cut the apples into quarters. Put the water, sugar and apples into large pot. Bring to a boil and let gently simmer for 20 minutes. (Don’t core or peel them. Everything is left in the food mill after you turn the handle and you throw that away. The peels make the apple sauce pink!) Boil for 15 or 20 minutes until the apples are mushy. Put a food mill over a bowl and place a few spoonfuls of apples in and turn the handle. Mix in Cinnamon and serve warm.
Food Processor Applesauce

• 10 Apples
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Water
• 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon

Wash, peel, core and cut the apples into quarters. Put the water, sugar and apples into large pot. Bring to a boil and let gently simmer for 20 minutes. Apples should be soft. Dump into food processor in batches and hit the button briefly, until it looks like applesauce. Mix in cinnamon and serve warm.