Saturday, June 14, 2008

No More Apples :( But Applesauce!

We picked all of the apples off of the apple tree today. Or at least we think and hope that we did. The only ones left are really small ones, ones that are completely eaten out by birds, and two that are covered by netting that Clara is trying to grow really big. It's working, because they are pretty big.
We also made applesauce tonight. It is really delicious, especially when we eat it warm. We used the Victorio Strainer that Auntie Toni gave us. It's pretty awesome because you only have to quarter and boil the apples, then it separates the seeds and peel from the applesauce. When we eat the applesauce, we usually put cinnamon and sugar with it.
Today we went to the pool. It was fun.
Mom and Dad also went to Lowes and ordered a new countertop and a window and got a sink for the kitchen.

So here are some pictures about apples.

This was posed; Clara had already picked that apple. Oh well; it's a good picture.

This is a kind of far away one of Dad.

All the apples.


The empty apple tree. If you can see one there that we missed, you can come over and pick it and eat it, if the birds and squirrels didn't get it first.

These are pictures of applesauce making.

This is before we started doing it. You put the boiled apples in the big white hopper, mush them down, and continually turn the crank so the applesauce comes into the big bowl and the peelings go into the small bowl.

This is Clara putting cinnamon sugar on her applesauce.

The finished product.

This is Dad's mountain of applesauce-making dishes. Amazingingly, it hasn't fallen over,
as of yet.
Since tomorrow is Fathers Day, you might be wondering what we are going to do for Dad. Well, we are hoping to have another family over for an early dinner and have shish kabobs.


3 comments:

Anonymous said...

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!
I love applesauce... And i would love to come pick the apple- and see you but my mom said no... do you ever read the comments? if you do say so in the next blog...

Audra

O and I was wondering what does the sink look like???

Anonymous said...

Hey Ellie,
I just finished reading and posting on your wall on Facebook and commented on the apples. I didn't know that you were about to pick them. I guess I just figured apples were ripe in the fall (like here). That applesauce looks yummy. Did your mom or dad can some or did you eat it all up??!!
Love,
Auntie Steph

Anonymous said...

By the way, what did you do for Father's Day after all???