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You think making and canning your own applesauce or jam is difficult? Not at all! Here's how to do it, complete instructions in easy steps and completely illustrated. The applesauce will taste MUCH better than anything you've ever had from a store, and by selecting the right apples, it will be so naturally-sweet that you won't need to add any sugar at all.
Prepared this way, the jars have a shelf life of 18 months to 2 years, and require no special attention.
I learned years ago how to make jam and applesauce watching my mother and grandmother when I was a child. My grandmother and mother always made it, and now if I want it, I've got to make it myself (funny how that growing up stuff works?)
And here's how you can, too.
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Step 1 - Selecting the applesThe most important step! You need apples that are sweet - NOT something like Granny Smith's. Yeah, I know you like them (why do sweet women like sour apples???) and even if I did, they still wouldn't make good applesauce - you'd have to add a lot of sugar. Instead, choose apples that are naturally sweet, like Red Delicious, Gala, Fuji, Rome and always use a mixture - never just one type. This year I used 4 bushels of red delicious and one each of Fuji, Gala and Rome. This meant it was so sweet I did not need to add any sugar at all. And the flavor is great!
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Step 2 - How many apples and where to get themThe Farmer's Market in Forest Park, Georgia carries them all by the bushel in late September at $11 to $16 per bushel. You'll get about 14 quarts of applesauce per bushel of apples |
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Step 3 -Wash and chop the apples!I'm sure you can figure out how to wash the apples in plain cold water. Chopping them is much faster if you use one of those apple corer/segmenters - you just push it down on an apple and it cuts it into segments. Note: You do not peel the apples, and you will put the entire apple into the pot to cook. |
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Step 4 - Cook the ApplesPretty simple put about 1 inch of water (I used either filtered tap water or store brand apple juice) on the bottom of a huge, thick-bottomed pot. Put the lid on, and the heat on high. When it gets really going, turn it to medium high until the apples are soft through and through.
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Step 5 - Sieve the cooked applesThere are two ways to squish the apples through a sieve: either through a hand-cranked Foley food mill (about $15 at most mall kitchen stores; or through a KtichenAid sieve/grinder (with the attachments, about $300, but lasts a lifetime) Basically, you put the cooked apples (including the skins, seeds, cores and stems) into the top hopper, and use the wooden plunger to push it in.
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The device pushes it against a sieve and the applesauce comes out underneath (in the chrome pot in the photo at left ), and the debris shoots out the side into the sink - see photo below.
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| If the idea of shelling out $250 for KitchenAid, plus the additional $120 for the grinder / sieve attachment doesn't appeal to you, you can still make applesauce using a Foley Food Mill, pictured at right. They're available ay most mall kitchen stores for about $20. Obviously you have to crank it by hand. If you are only making a dozen or two jars or don't have other uses for a KitchenAid, then this is a practical alternative. | ![]() |
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Step 6 - Season and keep the applesauce hotPut the applesauce into a large pot. Add cinnamon to taste. You should not need to add any sugar. The applesauce does not need any further cooking; just keep it hot until you get enough made to fill the jars you will put into the canner (Canners hold seven jars at once, whether they are quart or pint size) |
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Step 7 - Sterilize the jars an lidsThe dishwasher is fine for the jars - put the lids into a pan of boiling water for at least several minutes. I just put the lids in a small pot of boiling water for 5 minutes, and use the magnetic "lid lifter wand" (available from WalMart) to pull them out. Step 8 - Fill the jarsFill them to within 1/2 inch of the top, wipe any spilled applesauce of the top, seat the lid and tighten the ring around them. Put them in the canner and keep them cover with at least 1 inch of water and boiling. Boil them for at least 20 minutes. |
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Step 9 - DoneLift the jars out of the water and let them cool without touching or bumping them in a draft-free place (usually takes overnight) You can then remove the rings if you like. |
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