We decided to rally the troops and turn our apples into applesauce on Labor Day. Paul approaches a job like this like a general storming the beaches of Normandy, and believe me things get DONE. We had a very helpful crew.
We did a lot of the work outside, so poor Hansie had to stay tied up.
Quote of the Day: "It's like reverse engineering." --Matt, as he and Jenny tried to re-construct their napkins into a crown shape.
Over 60 quarts in all.
What cooperative family you have there. One of my favorite words, co-operate. My children will hear it in their dreams when they are thirty.
ReplyDeleteOur applesauce day is coming up. Regretfully, I will be the general that day.
I love that little gem of a Thai place!!
ReplyDeleteMy horse shake the tree and make their own applesauce. I just pick up the remains. I see your chickens were well fed that day as well!! I miss having chickens.
That's the best feeling ever--jars and jars of sealed applesauce. Working together always makes things go faster and the reward of eating out at the end of the day is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteI love porches. Looks like yours was a great place to work in the shade!
That's a lot of applesauce!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting the pictures. You look quite young to have such mature children. I also enjoyed the "rabbit ears" comment. Somehow I was thinking that if I'd been brought up properly, my hair wouldn't frizz out from under my cover. :-)
love to see all the pictures you have been posting you are officially "cool" now=)
ReplyDeleteI wish I had help like that! sigh
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing you and your family working together. That's quite an accomplishment when they have so many different jobs and activities. My sister, Polly ( www.xanga.com/pollythepatchworker )had her boys help shell pole beans while they watched a hunting video.
ReplyDeleteA lot of work, but you can't beat the taste! Those of us who live where you don't have access to homemade know!
ReplyDeleteThat bring back memories.. we used to do over 400 quarts.. thats even hard for me to imagine now! And yes, everyone chipped in. Makes for good memories now.
ReplyDeleteTo Mamaolive-- the "rabbit ears" Dorcas mentioned are smeone's fingers behind her head- Jenny's, maybe? :)
ReplyDeleteOh no! This reminds me I have to harvest apples soon. I've been postponing it for weeks now. The only help I get is from my only child, er, young adult child. If he decides not to help, there goes the team.
ReplyDeleteI can't make applesauce. Looks like hard work there. It's great to have family members pitch in every time. What's the total time spent, from harvest to jar? Just curious!
I'll try to make apple pies instead. I have no chicken, so I'll give the rest of the harvest to co-workers (no, they're not chickens).
Yes, MamaOlive/anonymous, I was brought up properly but i'm still "shtruvvlich" much of the time. And the rabbit ears were courtesy of Jenny.
ReplyDeleteAnnette--it's such a comfort to know i'm finally cool. Cough cough.
YHH--It really doesn't take that long to do a few apples. WAsh, cut up, cook for ten minutes, run through the sieve if you don't have a fancy strainer thing.
edited to add--the ten minutes of cooking time is just a guess. Cook until mushy would be better.
ReplyDeleteWow, I must say with your family being bigger then ours, you make me feel quite silly. Just Friday, we had our applesauce day and we got 75 quarts. This doesn't sound too bad until you factor in we have a 2 year old and a one year old (both boys). If I can like this when their this young what do I expect when our family is bigger and older...Sigh... :-)
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