Good Morning, All; hope everyone is having a good day so far!
The grandsons are here this weekend; yesterday was spent just hanging out - playing some Uno, reading books while snuggling on the couch (I'm gonna need a bigger couch soon lol!) We are planning a trip to the pool this afternoon, then I will take them home for a day or two - I have to work the 30th.
My bushel and a half of stored apples are starting to go bad on me, so I have 1/2 bushel of them in big pots on the stove cooking down. Once they are soft enough, I'll get out one of the Victorio strainers and turn them into applesauce, draining off the excess juice as I go and straining it through a coffee filter - if there is enough juice, I'll put in in the fridge until I get time to make a small batch of apple jelly. Then tomorrow, I will make a batch (probably 2) of Dutch apple jam:
Dutch Apple Jam
6 cups finely chopped apples
1 & 3/4 to 1 & 7/8 c water
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
1.5 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 generous teaspoon allspice
1 pink box SureJell for low sugar recipes
1/2 teaspoon butter (to lessen foaming)
2 & 1/2 cups white sugar
1 & 1/2 cups packed brown sugarin
Place water, apples, lemon juice, cinnamon and allspice in a large pan (I use a 4 qt soup pot), mix together. Add pectin and butter and stir in well. Bring to a rolling boil; add sugars. Bring back to a rolling boil; boil 1 minute, then remove from heat. Ladle into jar to 1/8" from top and seal as you normally would.
This jam is excellent on toast, biscuits, oatmeal, and as flavoring for yogurt.
I picked up a 4# bag (makes 20 qts) of Great Value Instant Non-fat Dry Milk (expiration date 12/21) to add to the pantry when the boys & I went to Wal Mart yesterday- we use it to make homemade hot cocoa mix, but I am slowly getting a medium size tub full, rotating it in to use as needed.
Well, dang - took me a while to type this in between feeding boys breakfast, hanging/folding laundry, and fighting with the Victorio - guess I'd better get up and finish that applesauce.
Take care all; wishing you all a blessed week!
The grandsons are here this weekend; yesterday was spent just hanging out - playing some Uno, reading books while snuggling on the couch (I'm gonna need a bigger couch soon lol!) We are planning a trip to the pool this afternoon, then I will take them home for a day or two - I have to work the 30th.
My bushel and a half of stored apples are starting to go bad on me, so I have 1/2 bushel of them in big pots on the stove cooking down. Once they are soft enough, I'll get out one of the Victorio strainers and turn them into applesauce, draining off the excess juice as I go and straining it through a coffee filter - if there is enough juice, I'll put in in the fridge until I get time to make a small batch of apple jelly. Then tomorrow, I will make a batch (probably 2) of Dutch apple jam:
Dutch Apple Jam
6 cups finely chopped apples
1 & 3/4 to 1 & 7/8 c water
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
1.5 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 generous teaspoon allspice
1 pink box SureJell for low sugar recipes
1/2 teaspoon butter (to lessen foaming)
2 & 1/2 cups white sugar
1 & 1/2 cups packed brown sugarin
Place water, apples, lemon juice, cinnamon and allspice in a large pan (I use a 4 qt soup pot), mix together. Add pectin and butter and stir in well. Bring to a rolling boil; add sugars. Bring back to a rolling boil; boil 1 minute, then remove from heat. Ladle into jar to 1/8" from top and seal as you normally would.
This jam is excellent on toast, biscuits, oatmeal, and as flavoring for yogurt.
I picked up a 4# bag (makes 20 qts) of Great Value Instant Non-fat Dry Milk (expiration date 12/21) to add to the pantry when the boys & I went to Wal Mart yesterday- we use it to make homemade hot cocoa mix, but I am slowly getting a medium size tub full, rotating it in to use as needed.
Well, dang - took me a while to type this in between feeding boys breakfast, hanging/folding laundry, and fighting with the Victorio - guess I'd better get up and finish that applesauce.
Take care all; wishing you all a blessed week!