MORE VALUABLE than Self-Sufficiency.

[@littleflockontheprairie4871]

I had a friend who moved in from Oregon tell me about the apple cider wash for fruits. She had brought grapes to a Bible study, and they tasted amazing. I asked her where she got them, and she told me from the local store, but she had washed them in an apple cider/water wash. Whatever had coated the grapes was washed off, leaving the natural taste. Game-changer for me!!!

[@littlevalleyhomestead]

Just buy organic and then there's nothing on them.

[@CityofEvelyn]

Does this also work with washing vegetables, like broccoli 🥦?

[@SaraMaysDC]

Actually, baking soda wash has proven more superior for removing chemicals from produce!

[@eamonnholland5343]

@@SaraMaysDC I've been using baking soda as well. I just make a big pot of room temp water with baking soda, and soak fruits and veggies for 15-20 minutes, then scrub them off under running water with a brush. Works great. It isn't advisable with some fruits and veggies, as the baking soda can discolor or penetrate the skin if left to soak, negatively impacting taste. For those, I just sprinkle some baking soda on them and scrub. The other downside is lots of fruits and veggies float in water. For those, I just add a plate or bowl on top to weight them down and keep them submerged in the water.

[@gabbylovedbyJesus]

Psalms 59:17 NKJV💝💝💝 [17] To You, O my Strength, I will sing praises; For God is my defense, My God of mercy.💖💖💖

[@AndrewsVeggiePatch]

hi, i am 7 and have a gardening channel. apple cider is my favorite thing. thank you!

[@Longfamily3]

That is fabulous!! I'll check out your channel! I appreciate you sharing what you are learning and doing on your youtube channel.

[@MarciPrice-cl6eq]

I put up 51 half pints apple sauce, 23 jelly jars of apple butter, 17 quarts pie filling this past week! Nothing better than home made!

[@Missy2Gigi]

Apple butter is the best!

[@Spool-Stead]

Same

[@JAFTOBpr9]

Congrats! And...well Done.

[@morethanfarmers]

Wow that’s awesome!😊

[@chrisBou007]

WOW…how amazing!!!

[@kathleen6726]

Hi, Michelle and Cody. I like all of your videos, and I want to comment on this one because I think you are very right - get to know and support your local farmers. They provide an amazing source of quality food, and they need to have a secure place in our economy. For me too, the smell of bushels of apples in the fall is a wonderful, nostalgic memory from my childhood.

[@walachaviation9171]

I’ve been watching your channel for a while not and you inspired my family to try and be a little more self sufficient. We tried a few experiments this summer and managed to grow 12 pounds of carrots in our tiny yard with only a 4x8 foot raised bed. We bought a share of community supported agriculture and got fresh local organic produce all summer and fall. We nurtured and expanded a raspberry patch that was already here and got a few bowls of berries. You are correct, start with what you have and support your local community. It is amazing what you can do if you look at what you have vs what you don’t.

[@morethanfarmers]

That’s awesome! Keep up the good work!😊

[@Pat2317]

If you want to store apples, get some 2 gallon ziplock bags and put the apples into the bags with a damp paper towel and keep them in the refrigerator. They will stay crispy all winter. The only downside is you have to have the fridge space. If you store them open in the cellar the gas they produce will cause everything else to not keep as long. The ethylene gas I think is what it’s called ripens everything very rapidly. We have an extra fridge in the garage to keep a bushel of golden delicious apples, a crock of sauerkraut and a crock of kimchi, and of course beer haha. Great video! We really enjoy your channel!

[@ims19901]

Hello from Finland. We had a massive apple harvest this year.

[@DebLoduca68]

Making your Mama proud! I love seeing you passing on family traditions to your own kids. Looks delicious. 💚

[@pietervanderwesthuizen2319]

I love this video. Experience has taught me that learning how to preserve food is more important than learning how to grow food. Harvesting, storing and preserving tend to take as much effort as growing.

[@taytaymarieski]

I love watching your videos! The quality of the videography and editing is great. The sound is clear and the right volume. The music is calming and not too loud. You teach a lot of neat and useful things about homesteading. Thank you guys for all of your hard work with this channel!

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy it!😊

[@blanchemoore5489]

Seeing you can is SO heartwarming! My Mom taught me & I canned w/my girls!! Many fond memories!!🥰

[@tinavaillancourt1165]

Organic fruit is shipped on a trailer with all other food so regardless all fruit should be washed. I'm a truck driver and they don't always have organic foods separated the way you would expect.

[@crazydoxylady7169]

Good to know! Thanks for the info! Nancy from OHIO

[@LoriSkees]

I love the term “Local sufficiency”. My husband and I are in our 60s and have about a 400 sq. ft. raised bed garden and no animals. I grow and preserve as much as possible but at this point, I’m doing as much as I’m able to, and I don’t see the “homestead” getting much bigger! 😊 I love supporting the farm market around the corner and getting pasture raised meat and poultry from Ohio farms.

[@5GreenAcres]

Same here. I'm almost 67 and grow all my own food except dairy. I do have chickens and turkeys though.

[@alph8654]

Cody, I loved your tip - Start with what you have and do the best you can with what have.

[@mrs.broccoli4362]

I see it the same way you do. What we can't harvest I buy from an organic farm, where disabled young people work and live. This way I can support them and buy really good organic vegetables. Thanks for this video, I'm happy with you about the large amount of applesauce. This year I canned 200 jars of just fallen fruit. We love it so much. Have a good week, Blessings to you!

[@carolynkilley9700]

A European chef told me that the best defense against pesticides is soaking produce in a mixture of 3T of baking soda to 2 liters of water. Soak for 15 minutes. It's what they do in Europe.

[@RemJuly]

Same with us, as I researched in the past that salt or vinegar soaking doesn't remove all the pesticides. It said that baking soda is better in removing different kinds of pesticides (ratio: 1tsp BS to 2cups of water for 15mins) and so we prefer to use it in washing our fruits and vegetables. The only con is you need to wash the produce multiple times after soaking in baking soda so that you won't taste the bitter taste of baking soda. I still use vinegar or salt soaking though when I ran out of baking soda

[@RachelZ0922]

Yes! Codi, I also grew up eating cottage cheese and applesauce. It's so good. In fact, when I was pregnant with my 2nd son and crazy sick with morning sickness - it's the only thing I could eat! Michelle, I love hearing you say "my mom said..." when you talk. I didn't grow up with a mom or even a grandma that put any value into homemaking, and it's so awesome to hear that you had a mom that passed those skills to you. And you're passing the skills to us!

[@britt-ingerlofstrom8242]

We had a really good appleseason in Sweden this year. Tons of drying, canning and freezing apples

[@morethanfarmers]

That’s awesome!😊

[@victoriabecraft6166]

MADE IT EASIER! I have had that apple sauce machine for years. My dad took the metal rod (which has a spring wrapped around it) that the handle attaches to and welded one of my extensions I have for my DeWalt drill motor! Instead of cranking that handle for hours, I just turn it with my drill motor! My dad had already created this set up for his sauce maker so he knew it would work. BRILLANT! I also have a battery-operated drill motor but I'm not sure how much apple sauce you can turn with each battery before you run out of power. Serious life changer! This will especially help you momma if she is still canning 100 quarts of apple sauce each year. I also send the pears through the sauce machine. I cook them down just like I do the apples. Once in the jar, it looks just like apple sauce but it's pears. At the end of a full day of canning with a one-woman crew (my husband is still working) my arm doesn't feel like it's going to fall off any longer. 😀

[@e.c.5994]

Yeah, my brother came up with a Makita drill attachment for our old Victorio, but when the screen rusted and I couldn't find a replacement, I made the switch to a mechanical one this year. Since we do gallons and gallons of tomato products such as soup and sauce, and LOTS of jams and sauces, I figure the return on that investment was worth the price tag. I do probably 80% of the preserving for our family, so it also cuts down on the physical labor by quite a bit for me, leaving me energy to do more preserving.

[@shawneejohnson247]

My dad rigged up an old Sawzall to his dirt screening setup to screening worm castings. So funny, but quite effective when you are 83 and have less energy.

[@victoriabecraft6166]

@@shawneejohnson247 I love it!!

[@LisaKLivlaughlove]

Hello from UK, my parents have 1 tree in their garden. We get them pressed into apple juice. They’re getting 90 bottles this year!

[@morethanfarmers]

Wow that’s awesome!

[@rebeccab6835]

When we were kids our mom used to put apple sauce on cottage cheese. Delicious. Also try cottage cheese with any fruit or diced tomatoes with a little bit of salt and pepper. Glad to see other families enjoy our tradions.

[@stealthswim223]

I grew up in Colorado, where none of this is possible. My wife and I bought a house in Sunbury Ohio. I found your channel today and I am sooo inspired to do this with my family. I already was looking for how to garden and what to plant and I love your tips and advice!

[@deeannfuchs]

I make 60-70 quarts of applesauce every year from our Transparent apple tree. Its an old style apple, very tart and very soft. I always add cinnamon and in a big silver bowl like yours I only add about 1/ 2 cup brown sugar. My kids and grandkids all love it, especially with cottage cheese! That's how my kids grew up eating it. I've never tried raspberries with it so maybe next year. These apples are ripe the end of July so I make applesauce very early. Also I use a Foley Mill which is a simple device, hand operated that works really well. Always enjoy watching your videos. Thanks.

[@brilin3212]

Silent follower here. I'm from Indiana, and we have quite a few orchards around us. I just love fresh orchard apple cider and apples.

[@GalacticGodisCreations]

I’m from Indianapolis and would love to see an apple orchard

[@brilin3212]

@@GalacticGodisCreations I'm about 70 miles East from Indy.

[@blehhitsmorgan]

@@GalacticGodisCreationsthere’s a great one in Mooresville, you can pick your own apples. It’s called Anderson Orchard.

[@JhonnyCrash1]

My brother and i used to love applesauce with our diner, especially with fries. Our mother used to make it herself sometimes, so this brings back memories. Love what you are doing and regards from the netherlands

[@user-hz7kv6js6l]

Thanks for the apple cider washing tip and for this video. I have learned so much from your channel. And yes, it is so true that you don't need acres of land to be able to preserve your own food. I grew Jamaican roselle hibiscus trees this year and harvested over 500+ calyxes and because the harvest came at a time between 2 hurricanes here in Florida I ended up dehydrating almost all of the calyxes to make tea as I'm watching this video my dehydrator is full of organic apple slices sprinkled with organic cinnamon and cane sugar to make apple chips. And I'm also dehydrating mandarin orange slices. My husband and I love these fruit candy sweets. I don't like a lot of kitchen gadgets either but I brought an apple core and boy oh boy what a game changer that's been for me when coring the calyxes and apples. I can't believe I have lived this long without one. 😅 Your apple sauce looks delicious. Thanks for your recipe.

[@mariainct8514]

This time of year always makes me think of baked apples, pumpkin bread, butternut squash and apples roasted, apple dumplings.....my sister used to have an apple tree in her yard and she made the best apple butter! So good for breakfast on some whole grain toast with nut butter. I love watching your sweet kids helping. You're making wonderful memories for them and hopefully traditions they'll pass along to their own children one day.

[@rachelr8946]

I like to eat my applesauce warm and with some apple chunks throughout 😊its soooo soothing. Today I have been making dehydrated apples. I tried a tray of plain ones, a tray of cinnamon ones, and a tray of pumpkin spice ones. We'll see how they turn out! I might try applesauce next

[@TheJaymarcyhigley]

I made a batch of raspberry applesauce last week, and it was so good! I also love doing banana applesauce.

[@andreamortimer2610]

I love peach applesauce. So yummy!

[@joeyhardin1288]

Thank you. My grandmother was diabetic but made 50 pints for the year. She sweetened hers with cinnamon dots, the little candies. Some sweetness and a little cinnamon flavor. I can apple pie filling, peeling and coring then make jelly with the leftovers.

[@SusanBaugh-z7p]

Thank you for recommending Jimmy Nardello peppers. They are super duper delicious and I will be planting these instead of the bell peppers. I live in Jamaica in the Caribbean and the climate is great for growing them. I look forward to your next spring planting lineup.

[@lorenstribling6096]

Raspberry apple sauce sounds amazing!

[@MissJubilee]

So fun! Way to add a yummy new/old food to your pantry. I just made applesauce with a half-bushel of “seconds” from an orchard in the Shenandoah Valley, and canned it in jars & rings discovered at a thrift store there (& fresh lids), using borrowed canning tools & my own immersion blender. I am so glad I got to do it! 3 quarts & 6 pints made. I also canned 3 quarts of apple pie filling, but half the liquid seeped out, so it’s all in the fridge to use this week. Oh well!

[@SandraArmison-ys7xz]

I have that same strainer. I’ve been using it over 30 years. I love your channel.

[@LittleDreamFarm]

A friend from Vermont shared a game-changing tip with me-an apple cider vinegar wash for fruit! She brought grapes to our Bible study, and they were amazing. Turns out, she just washed them in a mix of apple cider vinegar and water. Whatever was on them came off, leaving only the pure, natural flavor. Now I’m hooked!

[@JAFTOBpr9]

Side note: we eat apple sauce or sour cream with Latkes (lot-kuhs),every year; theyre kind of like a southern smothered hashbrown. 3 potatoes- grated and wrung out(save the liquid in another bowl) 1 onion- grated or chopped fine 1 egg, beaten Salt and pepper * potato starch from the reserved liquid (a Tbsp or 2 of flour if theres not enough startch) - mix all together, fry in oil until golden brown flip, fry til bottom is mostly golden. (Theres videos on youtube. 😅) Anyway... for those like like salty and sweet...this one is pretty good.

[@angelacross2216]

Growing up we grew “keepers” which were stashed in an old chest of drawers . My mother made apple recipes fresh all through the winter and spring .

[@conniesprowl-yc4zb]

My sister and I make cranberry apple sauce. This is my grandmother’s recipe.

[@LoriSkees]

That sounds delicious! Do you just get your cranberries from the grocery?

[@morethanfarmers]

Yum!😋

[@BrightonDestiny]

Yummy! I made a bunch of apple sauce this year too, and just like you, I had to go find apples somewhere else because my trees are too young to be producing fruit yet. So I went a picked apples in my coworker's garden and have processed and put up and eaten plenty of apples. I am really excited to have my own apples, but I am also so excited that every time I grab some of my homemade apple sauce, I am reminded of the resources and kindness of people around me!

[@julieliner1498]

Started doing apples all kinds of ways last year from deer apples (aka 2nds) I got for $15 a bushel at farners mkt and it was a game changer. I will do it every year I am able from here on out. Love the plain sauce as oil replacement in baking and also in my breakfast oatmeal 😋

[@GalacticGodisCreations]

I love watching this family. Gives me a lot of inspiration and motivation in my garden

[@CityWideGardens]

Love your channel and your attitude towards what a homestead is!! I grow quite alot of things in my backyard in a suburb of Philadelphia and everyone is always impressed. I love sharing what I am doing with anyone who wants to learn and learn together with others. Keep the videos coming.

[@lynn2574]

We had applesauce on the table at every dinner when I was small. My mom stopped canning after a move when I was 13, but before that it was a daily staple. And my favorite dessert as a kid was canned bing cherries. Yum!

[@belieftransformation]

Great family canning day! I love applesauce from my trees on the abundant years. I freeze my applesauce & don’t add sweetener. I bet the kitchen smelled divine! Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦🌻

[@danilynn64]

I’ve made applesauce for years and my grand babies demand it😂 I always follow my grandma’s recipe of half cortland and half Macintosh. It makes the perfect light pink color. After cooking down I run it through my roma, add enough cinnamon to just see specks in the sauce (not too much), and usually less than a cup of sugar for sweetness (to taste). Delicious!!

[@zeynepmertoglu2470]

Hello. I heard that the best way to remove pesticide is to soak the produces in the water mixed with baking soda. And then after washing them, you can soak in the vinegar too.

[@JJR-373]

I think your philosophy of local sufficiency is the way to go. We can't all grow/rear the same things well. We all have different land and soil. I can't grow some vegetables well so I don't feel bad about buying them. I can't also grow fruit from trees as I don't have the kind of land space needed to do that. I do have a friend that has orchards so we swap apples for other preserves. I think this is a win for both of us. Working together but separately we build a like minded community. Communities support each other. It was lovely seeing the kids get involved with the apple pureeing.

[@GrowCookPreserveWithKellyDawn]

I had apple for the first time since I planted my trees over 20 years ago. We always seem to have a late frost, not this year! I made apple sauce and used the scraps to make apple scrap vinegar. So rewarding (and delicious!).

[@morethanfarmers]

That’s awesome!😊

[@courtneyscupboard]

Another video to love from more than farmers I agree 1 million percent your homestead is wherever you are.♥️I have applesauce on my canning shelf but planning on apple butter,,pear butter and sauce too.

[@sgrvtl7183]

Wonderful video! Memories flooding back for me, my childhood in Ohio~! Beautiful to see the family involved in the applesauce preservation💖💚❤

[@petrakroesche6869]

I always just core the apples ( use cores for making vinegar), cut them in quarters, 0:15 cook them with very little or no extra water, put them in my blender, mix to smooth apple sauce (looks like yours, just less runny) and hot pack them (90 degree Celsius) in twist off glasses. They vacuum seal within a minute. I don’t peel the apples, don’t run them through a mill and don’t water bath them either. They keep for more than a year. Likely longer, but always eaten within a year. The twist off glasses I use come for free from products I buy in glasses. (Yoghurt, pickles, cornichons etc. Try twist off glasses, saves so much time. Greetings from Germany.

[@robertamead3687]

The best applesauce to me is a medley I keep apples until Valentine’s Day in a second refrigerator. I’m within an hour of many fruit farms in south western Michigan I wrap all my apples in paper and keep them in a waxed box covered. By March they are starting to shrivel if any are left, are great for sauce.

[@victoriabecraft6166]

APPLE PIE APPLE SAUCE! We have an orchard on our homestead, so I have tried several kinds of apple sauce just to use up our apples and Apple Pie Apple Sauce is our favorite! My grandchildren actually think it's desert. In a very large bowl add 3 quarts homemade regular applesauce, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 3 teaspoons apple pie spice, 3/4 c. apple cider then sweeten to taste. If adding sugar, 1/4 cup is plenty for our apples. That sounds like a lot but it's only about a tablespoon per quart jar. This is will actually make between 3- to 4-quarts total. I just repeat the process until I have enough to fill my canners. Hot water bath as usual. It tastes like you're eating apple pie without the guilt!! You could add the sweetener when they serve it. I warm it a little before I give it to my grandchildren because they like it best that way. Maple syrup and honey are both great sweetener options in this! Warming the apple sauce works best when adding honey.

[@morethanfarmers]

Yum! Sounds delicious!

[@janetkoball44]

What beautiful apple sauce. I also like chunky . It is so important to include your children like you do cause they will probably be doing the same when they are grown. Thanks

[@Thingys-Jill]

Well sometime in the next couple of weeks I'll be doing my apple harvest -- all 2 apples! Cut me some slack, I only planted the trees in 2023! I did can about 10 quarts of strawberry applesauce from orchard apples. I don't add sugar and I don't like maple syrup or honey. Still, I have a 7500 SF lot with my house on it and 1/2 the property is front yard. I keep 10 chickens and have a raised bed garden for my food and in ground garden for my flowers and little orchard. I do have an almond tree and a pomegranate growing in pots. You don't need a ton of space at all.

[@dollyperry3020]

Applesauce is one of the most important items in our food storage. I don't like the texture of food milled applesauce. So I peel with a peeling machine and cook in a pot for a chunkier texture. I also love Cinnamon and add a generous amount. I NEVER add sugar. I would try to store in your cool room. If they start to go you can make another batch of applesauce or apple butter or apple pie, cake or dried apples. :) Cody, if you think cottage cheese and applesauce are good.....try it with greek yogurt :)

[@kaleigh5125]

Yes, I also make chunky applesauce. I like it better.

[@itsallperfectlynormal9805]

I'm with you! Cannot stand the texture of milled sauce. I'll take the extra work for a preferred product!

[@stephencameron1709]

Wow great job! A tip a friend taught me is to use apple cider instead of water to your apples when cooking down. It sweetens naturally so less maple syrup needed. Also run the apple pulp through the mill a second and third time to thicken the applesauce. ❤🙏🏻Val C

[@mikehunte398]

Love the channel. Self Sufficiency doesn't exist, no person or family is an island. Self Reliance is the goal, to be a worthy contributor to our shared experience, and you all have that in spades.

[@dellcooper2796]

I loved your applesauce video! It's one of the things I like to can too. Years ago my mom bought a squeezo strainer, but didn't like it because she liked chunky sauce, so she gave it to me. one thing I do different is use my big steamer/juicer. I quarter r my apples and cut the fuzzy end just like you, then throw them in the steamer basket, (no worries about scorching) so crank it up! But you don't want the juice to start running, so just steam until fork tender. I like to let it cool a bit, because my strainer splatters more than yours does, I think. I like to mix the varieties of of apples. It always seems to taste better. I always enjoy your posts. Thank you!

[@susannewlove2115]

Growing up, my mom would serve us cottage cheese and applesauce! I am 63 and live in northwest Ohio! Love your channel 😊

[@babsoneverything3060]

I put my apples through the mill twice. You get a surprising amount of applesauce from the second pass, AND it makes your applesauce much thicker!

[@maryh.2729]

This brings back so many childhood memories of watching my mom make applesauce. I loved to help her run it through the mill. She also made pear sauce and that was amazing!

[@theimperfectpantry5936]

I’ve been making applesauce for 40 years and I never knew to cut off the calyx. Thanks for a great tip.😀

[@gingerreynolds3537]

You are so inspirational to me. In my 70s. Your young family eats so well. Your videos really show the effort you put in your family. Some information you add (even quarts per bushel) . You cannot simply it enough for some people, including myself. What seems effortless to you may just be what someone else needs to hear. A BIG thumbs up to the way you explain things. LOVE it when you both get nostalgic from years past. Keep up the good work and information you take the time to put out for us. You have come a long way, knowing this would not have happened without all the work you put into this. It would be different if we all could come across the way the both of you do on KZbin. Wishing you the best of luck.

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much!😊

[@berryhillfarmxenia]

Do you think the food mill that sits over top of a pot would work too? Like the one Michelle uses for tomato products?

[@ljmosski]

I love cottage cheese with applesauce! Something learned from my own childhood too. Last fall I was able to pick as many apples as I wanted from a friend's property. They were the best apples I've ever had! Made tons of applesauce, pie filling and apple chips. Thanks for the video!

[@porthuronhistory]

We are old. Use to can applesauce but freeze it now. Still tastes good. We use white vinegar.

[@davidstoddard9160]

I made pumpkin butter once and it really was a treat. I knew I liked apple butter , and so making pumpkin butter seemed like a great idea, and it was.

[@crissengels8930]

I grew up with home canned & frozen foods of all kinds. My favorites have always been apple and pear sauces. I learned to use an apple peeler and corer. Then cook the apples down in water, with some of the peels, and a touch of cinnamon, and a tiny bit of salt. Sometimes a small amount of organic sugar. Then while still hot and very soft, put them into a blender (I also have used an immersion blender) and blend it up until it's like baby food smooth. Finish with water bath canning. It's surprising how much more flavor comes through once the apples are super well blended.

[@martharentfro6991]

I also got a victorio mill for a wedding gift 45 years ago. It is mostly metal. It is still working well. I also have been using the Superb lids with very good results. Good video!

[@crazydoxylady7169]

I saw one channel that used a blender to blend the apples and it poured into canning jars. I'm not sure if she froze it or just stored them at room temp but it looked so smoothe like you could almost drink it like a protein shake!

[@MS43210]

You both are so real and so smart. I just love ya. ❤

[@benteross2677]

When I am wanting a thicker sauce, I have the sauce from the food mill run directly into a bucket that has some cheesecloth secured by a thick elastic on top. The thicker sauce is then scooped from the cheesecloth and canned and the "juice" below is canned as a beverage. I do this with other fruit and my tomatoes too. When I do my tomatoes I dehydrate the refuse (skins and seeds) and make a tasty tomato powder, which is great as a thickener in your tomato dishes.

[@Aragornski]

A month later, I am making an apple sauce out of pears or a "pear sauce". The winds just before our first frosts took all the pears and leaves out of our winter pear tree. As we can't eat all the bruised pears in time I thought we can make something like the apple sauce. So we decided to try your recipe. It is amazing, and especially good on a toast with butter, a touch of honey for more sweetness and blue cheese. Thank you for the recipe and inspiration.

[@morethanfarmers]

You’re welcome! That sounds delicious!😊

[@heatherboll4464]

Little advice. Use your pressure canner as a water bath when you have tons of jars to do...makes it go much faster, because you can have two cannera going at once

[@joycross7170]

I don’t know if anyone else mentioned this but you can do tomato sauce the same way. I just freeze all my tomatoes and then when I have time I put all the frozen tomatoes in a big pot whole and cook down and then put through that same processor to make tomato sauce and then cook it down again to the thickness I want.

[@leewebbstock8300]

Yum yum. Home made apple sauce with freshly baked pancakes and a drizzle of cream ❤ life cannot get better

[@SaraMaysDC]

We love picking apples at the orchard! Some varieties simply store better. We planted our favorites, but still use the orchard same as you. Non storage varieties do great for a long time in our crisper drawer, but get meally stored elsewhere. The storage varieties store until spring in our garage or laundry room. We wrap them individually in newspapers and pack them in cardboard boxes. You will loose a handful, but at worst a few get soft and you can cook with those. One variety we pick to store, GoldRush, actually improves in flavor around January!

[@DonnaDavis-j7l]

Did the same with storing honeycrisp apples from a local orchard last year in basement and had fresh apples through March then the remainder became apple sauce as had started getting soft.

[@sharonmartin2322]

I love watching you guys!! I love your transparency it means a lot to me to see real people!

[@LaurenDenson]

So excited to try this!!! It’s Apple Season in North Ga Mountains!!! Thank you for sharing! ❤

[@robertamead3687]

Adding a small amount of clear jel is a great additive to thin sauce

[@laurielyon1892]

One year I added blueberries and strawberries to my applesauce-so good! I’m sure the raspberry one you made will be delicious. My grandma also used to add some red hots to hers. I’m sure not nutritious, but of course I had to make some. Brought us back for sure!

[@chantal3172]

I also made apple raspberry sauce this fall with our own raspberries. I also made apple peach sauce. I wanted something different for our daughter. She takes her medications with apple sauce every morning and night. They both turned out so good. Will be making both of these next year again. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@kathleenritter4532]

Smell of cooking apples is SO good. We do multiple batch of sauce a year. I believe using multiple kinds of apples gives it the best flavor. We eat applesauce & cottage cheese together too. I'm hoping to check out the orchard where you guys went. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@pamelachappell1089]

What a beautiful video! I enjoy seeing what your family comes together to do. Lovely memories for your children, just as you both have.

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

To sweeten applesauce, I add a few pears. Enjoyed & saving this video to share with family. 😊.

[@maritessanchez5389]

Woow happy family healthy living how lucky your kids to have a parents who cares about the healthy lifestyle keep it up watching from philippines

[@Alison2436]

we aren't zoned to be able to have animals. we live in the suburbs, but wanna move more rurally soon, but in the meantime, we have a big garden with lots of dwarf fruit trees and I've been working on my vegetable gardening skills every year. we do what we can with what we have. every bit we grow we at least know is clean and healthy for our family. my sons love the garden and to be able to just go out back and pick something to snack right off the vine or tree. it's an invaluable experience to share with your kids ❤

[@andielliott7721]

I can applesauce every week. I never add sugar...just cinnamon and a splash of lemon juice and it is delicious.

[@shannongoad2816]

My grandma always added redhot candies to her applesauce, so now I make it for my grandkids and they absolutely love it!

[@JS-px3et]

My kids loved it when I added those candies. My daughter-in-law was puzzled when my son bought the candies to add to her store-bought sauce.

[@julieliner1498]

Thats good too

[@dianawilliams-coe7747]

I always put a cup or so of the apple cider that I get form the orchard at the bottom of my pot. (most people use water) it adds more flavor and if the apples are sweet no sugar will be needed. I am looking for land in Indiana and I can applesauce, apple butter and tomatoes every year with no land at this point. Thanks for the videos.

[@dhansonranch]

Good video! Job well done. Have not tried cottage cheese and apple sauce, but cottage cheese with canned peaches is soo good.

[@zandramangrum5483]

I made apple butter last weekend and plan to make more this weekend. I use only Arkansas Black apples as I believe they have the best flavor for the butter. I give the butter as gifts.

[@morethanfarmers]

Nice! That’s a great gift!

[@rorygoodden3845]

Great sweatshirt, Michelle. A lot of work but it’s a big family. Single guy here, like apple sauce with pork chops and won’t buy a grocery store jar 🤷🏼‍♂️instead buy an apple, dice it up in a bowl, add cinnamon and microwave till soft, stir it together leave chunky, delicious with the pork chop.

[@JAFTOBpr9]

This one made me cry. I'm not sure why- except maybe perhaps the fact that its all too easy to get caught up in the "self", in self sufficiency- and your video brought out that self- sufficiency canNot be ' all about us'- we need other folks and they need us. The local orchard is a perfect example; not everyone can have an orchard. In the self sufficiency - homesteading- sustainable movement, i have been feeling a bit overwhelmed with Not being able to do ALL that needs done. There seems to be this " unspoken"- but visually emphasized- " you do Everything, yourself(ves)- ALL of it... you're either good at All, or not at all. It's easy to get swept up into the fray and lost in the weeds- and forget it's about slowing down- and making a healthy life. Thank you for the reminder.

[@pavlaalexiajaresova8052]

Idared is so far my favorite apple variety and it should keep in storage pretty well. My grandmother always told me that apples potatoes and onions hate to be storef together (but three different storage areas seems bit challenging once it freezes in barn)

[@crazydoxylady7169]

I tried pure maple syrup in my hot matcha latte (home brew) and it was a game changer! Tastes like a warm milk shake. No more sugar in my matcha for me! The channel I saw make apple sauce today actually did not sweeten hers however, she did put cinnamon in it. I would think you could add that individually if you wanted it. She made 6 huge ball jars of sauce! All of it had cinnamon in it. I would make it plain.

[@mollybeee]

We used to make apple jelly and apple butter with crab apples. It was something that was made with something most would simply discard. We also made choke cherry jelly. This brought me back to my childhood in the '70's.

[@planningtolive_thebestlife453]

I think the big difference between store bought and local orchard bought is the local aspect of it. The apples are grown in their local environment in season and it just tastes better that way! Same when you taste a home grown carrot vs a store bought.

[@crazydoxylady7169]

I want one of those machines that I would hardly ever use! : ) That was so cool how it took the skins and seeds out of the sauce. Nancy from OHIO