a celebration of fall with the makings of applesauce
i’ve never been too good about keeping a paper journal, but just recently i realized this space is my journal. it captures the little moments, which i like, such as our sunday of making applesauce:
+ a friend dropped by with two big brown bags full of apples from the farm nearby just because. we’re blessed.
+ i finally brought out my box of old quart mason jars that i grabbed for $2 at a garage sale last summer. the box included some interesting jars such as a “magic mason jar” like this. it also included original advertisements & a recipe. my life resembles the “creative homemakers” advertisement perfectly, hah!
+ we used our new apple corer (also snatched that up for $2 at a garage sale) with the help of some tools to keep the cutting board in place.
+ the chickens were happy with the scraps!
+ two hours later, we were the proud owners of 10 quarts of cinnamon applesauce with a few apples leftover for pie.
how was your weekend, friends?
love,
natalie
Kelton | 25th Sep 12
i've been thinking the same thing…regretting not keeping up in my paper journal. but i feel the same way about blogging. thankful that i have time for either one or the other. i just love this post. so autumny and yummy. looks like a simply wonderful weekend!
trinity8419 | 26th Sep 12
Haven't seen an apple peeler/corer like that in a long time – brought back some good memories. I hope you have a chance to taste some Arkansas Black apples someday. Didja know Arkansas used to have a lot of apple orchards way-back-when? 😉
Nicole | 30th Sep 12
Perfect! We bought some lovely Jonagold apples at the market today. I'm planning to make a tart tomorrow afternoon. Love to you, friend! X
abby | 2nd Oct 12
Looks like a Sunday really well spent! we have some "magic" masons too. I love finding old jars that are a little unusual.