If an apple a day is supposed to keep us healthy, what can I do with all of these?
This is the first year I won the battle with rats and squirrels. I netted and secured the entire tree and picked the most abundant harvest yet.
I counted at least seventy apples and now I’m left with a busy day.
I’ll post the recipes later, but I plan to fire up the crockpot to cook and freeze applesauce, apple butter, and prep apple slices ready for pies. I’m feeling very much like Little House on the Prairie with this bounty. I am so proud of myself!
These apples were from one tree; there’s another tree on the upper garden with smaller apples but I’ll pick them today and add them to the crockpot, too.
The smell of apples + cinnamon is sooo therapeutic! 🍎
Enchanted Seashells | Princess Rosebud 
Delicious! Have you ever had lavender applesauce? It’s my favorite to make. Enjoy your bountiful harvest!
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I have loads of lavender plants (they are a plant that doesn’t really mind drought) and have made sachets and lavender infused vodka (!) but never cooked with it. The applesauce would be for the kids and I have a feeling their palates wouldn’t appreciate any deviation from the norm.
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Yes, the kids might not appreciate anything other than what they’re used to regarding applesauce. What a wonderful treat for them to have homemade applesauce from their grandmother!
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Their new observation is “why don’t you ever get out of the kitchen, Grandma?” and I point to whatever they’re presently eating (all day long) and say, “this is why.” It’s pretty funny. They eat a lot. And often. And not snacks, real food. That’s what grandmas do, I guess!
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