Wednesday, 12 November 2014

Nine Juicy Apples



This time of year we’d normally be harvesting walnuts, but there was an ill-timed frost this spring that killed all but five. I’m reminded I almost chose an apple tree for the spot where my walnut tree stands. There are so many wonderful things you can do with apples. You can peel and slice them, brush them with lemon juice and make dried apples in your oven overnight. With a bit more work you can have apple fruit leather. You can preserve applesauce, apple pie filling and apple butter to enjoy all year. You can make candy apples with corn syrup and boiled cherry candies, or you can cover them in caramel, chocolate and chopped nuts. You can add them to savory stuffing, Bavarian sauerkraut, or potato pancakes. You can make baked apples, apple pie, applesauce cake, apple fritters, apple strudel, or apple dumplings. Or skip the work and eat them raw, like I’m doing now.

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