apple bounty

[uk elephant]

I do have a freezer, but unfortunately it is not very big. I can only fit one or two pie-portions of apples in there I think.

How long do your apples last in the cellar? Would they last for a month? I won't really have time to do much cooking until then...

[Bron]

Ours have been in there for three weeks and are doing fine. We're using the bruised ones first.

How do you make apple butter?

[uk elephant]

mmm....apple butter.....

Peel and core and chop some apples and cook them as you would for apple sauce. Add sugar to taste. Once the apples are soft, mash them up (as mashed as you would like them) and add spices (cinnamon, cloves, allspice) and a bit of port. Then mix it all together and put in a pan in the oven on low heat. Cook for a long time until it thickens (I didn't time it, but it must have been in for an hour at least). Tastes delicious!

[Bron]

Thanks! That sounds great.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

My apple salad recipe:
Apple salad:
wash and cut several apples into cubes (you can leave the skin on)
Toss with a Tablespoon or two of lemon juice to help keep apples from browning on exposure to air
Add a few grapes (or not)
Add some chopped walnuts
Add some chopped pitted dates (you can substitute golden raisins for the dates but the dates are better)
Toss all with just enough non-fat vanilla yogurt to make a nice creamy chunky salad

Keep stored in an airtight container. Can last two days, stir before eating.
This stuff is really good.
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I make apple butter in a slow cooker/crockpot.
After making applesauce, I fill the crockpot, prop the lid open a bit with a little spoon (so the stuff will evaporate and condense) and let it cook on LOW overnight, at least 8 hours. Then I stir, add spices, and let cook a few more hours on LOW until it's the right consistancy. It will form peaks that will hold.

[DebW]

Can you get cranberries there in the UK? I like to add cranberries to an apple pie or apple crisp. Adds some zing and tartness. Umm, good. Best to cut the cranberries in half, or chop slightly in a food processor. Otherwise the sugar doesn't get inside the cranberries, and you get a real surprise when you bite into one.

[uk elephant]

mmmm....the cranberry idea sounds really good, but I'm not sure I can get them here. Don't remember seeing any in the shops. I'll be in Illinois in a few weeks so I was planning on picking some up then to have for thanksgiving if they will survive the flight back.