Yummy applesauce is a family affair

On Saturday morning, we headed out to Herb Doering's farm to purchase apples. He has been the source of all the apples we have used to make applesauce in the 16 years we have lived here. We chose a 20# box of golden delicious and a 20# box of Jonathans. Each box was $6 which is a great price seeing as how apples in the store run between $.89 and $1.50 this year. So armed with my applesauce maker, heavy duty aluminum dutch ovens and lots of plastic freezer boxes, we headed over to Andrew & Megan's to start the process of some of the best applesauce in the world (yes, that's right - in the world).

Andrew rotates the apples so they cook evenly.

Megan gets the first sample. With cinnamon and a scant amount of
sugar, the warm sauce was very tasty.

My applesauce maker attaches to the side of the table. Once the apples are quartered and cooked they are poured into the white hopper at the top. Using a wooden tool and cranking the handle, the apple skins/seeds/stems go straight and the sauce comes down to the left. Looks like Andrew is trying to get his first sample. Note Molly laying down by the front door. With all her fur, I think she was too warm laying on the carpet. Later in the day, I found her all by herself in a cool, back bedroom.