Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post

Bleeckerstgirl, guess you try to make the precious applesauce "stretch" in terms of lasting a long time? My partner buys a dz. apples from market and makes applesauce..he's the applesauce freak. Whatever he makes lasts only a wk. or less. For his daily breakfast yogurt...even on top of steamed brusssel sprouts (a traditional German way of serving sprouts).
Yes, fresh apple sauce is great! (like your partner makes)

We are canning many jars so we can both give as Xmas presents and also have some last throughout the winter. Even canned in jars, our chunky apple sauce made from orchard fresh local apples is so much better than what we buy canned from the supermarket the rest of the year. The apples are best in the Fall, for sure.
Two years ago we made several gallons as well, plus apple butter...but stored it in the freezer in pint containers instead of canning it. Since we don't have a dedicated storage freezer, it took up way too much of the freezer in our kitchen refrigerator. The jars are better for us- we can just stack them on shelves in the basement. They get used up within a few months.