Preserving the Apple Harvest to Enjoy All Year!
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Tip: loosely tape a ziploc bag to the inside of your food mill box. Then place your little pieces inside the ziploc bag. I always do this for all my loose parts that I don’t want to lose and I never have to look for them. Great job on your Apple preservation! Love it! ❤
That is a great idea! Thanks!
I was just about to say this
I was about to say that’s how I do it when I saw your comment!😂
Yep I was about to say the same thing lol!
@AcreHomestead and then you can tape the baggie to the top of the motor. I was coming to recommend the baggie approach as well.
Some day when you’re my age (60 something) you’re gonna look back on these videos & wonder how in the world you had the energy to do all this! Amazing!
This is what keeps us going all throughout our lives!
I'm 36 and did a bushel of tomatoes into marinara and diced. I may die. This was so much easier when I was 20!
Amen..ill be 60 in a couple months..I used to do all the canning in my youth ..yes, I now look bk and I'm where how did I accomplish so much , now sometimes with neck surgery and Arthritis set up , it's difficult to move sometimes.Thank God im still alive some worse than I.❤
I'm in my 70's and you are so right. I live in Wales UK and moved to a bungalow in the valleys with little garden so have an allotment just down the hill. By the time I've dug a bit and weeded a bit and sat a bit with a cup of tea I have to drag myself back up home at a snails pace and with all the aches and pains that go with it. I am so glad though that growing produce and foraging for nuts and berries was something I grew up with because it is so worth it . Not only is it wonderful to be immersed in nature but to know exactly where your food comes from is a bonus along with the reduction in cost and the chatter among the other plot holders. I am hoping to go out wearing my wellington boots and holding my spade!
@@goldenfd475 when I visited Europe many years ago, I was impressed with all the small vegetable gardens people had, would you say it is “ a way of life” in your area? Or are there just some that enjoy the hobby?
Tip: My dad loves to be a part of the fun in the kitchen when canning is done. He takes the screens out of our tomato juicers and power washes the screens. He is 81 and it makes him happy to get his power tools involved. : )
Oh my Papa was a Apple coring fiend for us. If canning alone I just preferred less mechanical stuff and used a pot, paddle, roaster, and a pedestal chinoise. But if canning as a group...Papa and Dad liked to help if it involved food AND mechanical implements of destruction. Noisy as heck but fun to have everyone helping a bit instead of telling us how we are chatting too loud and disturbing the guys TV. 🤭
Sounds like he knows where the action is!
Becky, please read this! Your tray unit is upside down! The orange pads are the heating pads and they should be underneath. Your tray should be sliding in and out on the metal part. Hope you see this and fix it before you do too many batches!
I was shouting that as she put it in too!
Becky you may know this but you can put your apple butter in a crock pot and let it cook overnight and it gets nice and dark and thick. Very easy to do and it doesn’t scorch or in my experience it hasn’t.
This is how I make mine! Super easy!
I've done it that way also. I start it on high and then when it's cooking well. i turn it to low and set the lid so moisture escapes. I don't do this overnight, only when I'm close enough to keep an eye on it, I also stir it now and then.
In the crockpot is the only way to do it. I start with multiple crockpots and as it cooks down, I condense them down til I have one huge batch. I've been doing it this way for years and will never go back.
However, have you considered freeze drying and pondering the pulp leftover from the applesauce milly-thing? I bet that would be amazing to add to breads and muffins.
The apples from the juicer would be perfect for making apple butter because juice is removed, its thicker so less cooking. Then you have the juice to start your large pot of apples for sauce.
I came to suggest the same thing
Yep!
Me too!
Also, I was thinking the apple juice supply would be great for her son.
Don't forget Baby Acher will enjoy the applesauce as well as the juice
I also came to say the same thing
I use pineapple juice to soak my apples while I'm processing them to prevent browning. I think lemon juice can make them taste more tart, so using the pineapple juice also keeps the sweetness of the apples. Of course, you could switch which one you use according to what type of apples you're processing and what you are making with them.
I use ascorbic acid for the same reason. It doesn't alter the taste of the apples like lemon juice.
Do you dilute the juice with water to soak the apples? That may be a silly question lol but I’m new to canning.
Another tip or two: Instead of coring apples for the apple butter, just wash the apples and quarter them. Place the quartered apple in a good sized microwave safe bowl (that will fit in the microwave) and microwave for approx. 12 - 15 +/- minutes (placing a plate under the bowl in case juices run over). Then, run through your food puree machine. That way you don't chance burning apples on the stove and have to keep an eye on it. This will also produce an almost syrupy juice at the bottom of the bowl which I have strained and put in as liquid in my baked oatmeal.
Second tip: When putting your cooked apples through the food mill (puree) machine, I put the skins through 3 times. You would not believe how much more apple sauce come out. Hope this helps.
I've been enjoying your homesteading adventures for a couple of years now and I think you are amazing. Audrey
This video is EXACTLY what I needed today. Father-in-law gifted me 50 lbs of apples from his orchard and I was very overwhelmed with what I should do with them. Apple butter and pie filling here I come! What a brilliant idea to put the apple butter in oatmeal! ❤ you are wonderful.
Aw I am so glad!! Happy processing!
For your juicer I would steam the peels and cores... 38:09 38:11 might get a more flavorful juice.
Since you only have two bolts to keep track of, just screw them on the posts where they belong. They won’t need to be tightened, just screwed on far enough not to come off.
I want 2 try apple butter bbq sauce it sounds delicious
Becky you are so awesome. Josh is very lucky to have you as wife. God bless your entire family.
It is such a blessing to have Becky and her entire family, love them all. Thank you for allowing us into your life, you all are very much appreciated!
Hey Becky.
Nice video as always.
Just a tip for you for next time you make apple sauce and apple butter etc. Use all of the peel skins and the apple pulp. Freeze dry them and once dry cumble them in a bit of brown sugar and cinnamon and put in a jar and it can be use like ganola crumbles. You can put it on oatmeal, on ice creams, on baked apples desserts, on salads etc. The skins are pack of nutients and a great amount of fiber. Instead of wasting the skin. It is very yummy and the only things that goes to trash is the core which you always feed to your chickens. So nothing goes to waste at all. Lol
Try it next time and see if you and Josh enjoy it, instead of buying ganola you can make your own but from apple peel and pulp.
Now after watching you tonight you are driving me to go to the final farmers market this weekend to buy some apples and make some apple crisp for my girls for school snacks and our home snacks. We will make different types of apple desserts and apple sauce etc. And the peels and pulp we will dry them and make our own apple crumble with brown sugar and cinnamon to put on our oatmeal, yogurt, salads, bake apples etc.
Now i am hungry. 🤣🤣😂😂🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️ lol.
Hey Becky, With the FD’r, You need to turn your rack around. The metal trays should always sit directly on the metal part of the tray. The heating pads should not touch the trays. 😃💕
I came here to say this!
@@aimeebeech6101same!
Haha also commenting to say the same thing!
@@james_thegirl , Ummm, Actually it is… In the FD’ing community it is, and has been for the past 9.5 years. I’ve been in it for 8.5 of those years and have been FD’ing 8 of them. You may want to up your fiber intake… 😉👍
When I make an apple pie I add a splash of orange juice to the mix. Not too much, just enough to make it slightly wet. When the pie bakes, it makes a delicious kind or “caramel-y” sauce with just a kiss of orange. It’s delicious. ❤
I use maple syrup instead of brown sugar...SO good! You could also just go halvsies brown sugar and maple syrup...
I think the thicker apple sauce should make good apple butter or jam for oat bars because of the lack of moisture!
Suggestion: Next time wait to add any add-ins like walnuts after you’ve filled the first loaf pan. Then you’ll have one plain loaf for Josh & one walnut loaf for you. I do this when making banana bread. I fill the plain pan first then add nuts or chocolate chips to the batter for the second loaf.
We peeled and cored the apples. Then ran the apples through a cold juicer. Then took the pulp to make the applesauce/apple butter adding back in a little juice as needed instead of water when cooking down. We then also juiced the core and peels and mixed that with other juice. And used core and peel pulp to make apple cider vinegar. Some peels turned into apple sugar. Some pulp dehydrated for apple powder.
Happy Monday, Becky & everyone! Hope everyone has an amazing new week! 🦋
Thank you!! I hope you have an amazing week too!!
@@Slg225 Welcome & thank you so much! 🦋
Hello Becky 👋. Last night my cat went into labour, and delivered 6 kittens. I'm hovering as her Midwife, helping her when she needs me; bringing food or drink to her, petting her, etc. Her babies are so beautiful. Your video is definitely welcome right now. Haapy apple day 🍎
Well then you should name one of them Becky lol
Something to consider: some apples are better for baking because they are denser and hold their shape well in the cooking process. If possible you might want to try to ID what trees you have or just make the same recipe (in small amounts) with each variety. It’s similar to your fridge test, just another application. It might also be fun to see if you get noticeably different cider or applesauce with different varieties. I also use roasted tart apples (Granny Smith) in things like butternut squash soup, and raw granny smith in a chopped cranberry and navel orange salad (all the ingredients are tart then you set them in raspberry jello to make a type of relish consistency). It’s a delicious accompaniment to turkey, chicken or pork. This is all to say you may find savory applications (I know some people also use tart apples in stuffing) if you separate out the tart ones and preserve them somehow
Becky, I am jealous of your kitchen. What a great work space for all your projects. So nice with two ovens, and that large island.
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Love my freeze dryer! Try lightly sprinkling some cinnamon on your apples before freeze drying. Yum! Also you can layer the apples on each tray. Put some parchment paper in between each layer. As long as your within the weight limit of each tray just keep on layering.
I sprinkled cinnamon on apple slices I dehydrated. My grandsons loved them.
I also used Aldi sugar free applesauce to make fruit leather, for the grandkids. They loved that the most!
I dehydrated pear slices and they are the favorite of all the fruits I dehydrated. I even tried frozen mango, strawberries, peaches, and pineapple, and dehydrated them from frozen....something not recommended, but I had no issue with juices dripping and making a mess. They went to the grandkids too!
You can pile the apples on top of each other and get more on each tray. As long as you are within the weight limit for each tray. If you are worried about sticking, put a layer of parchment paper between each layer.
Oh wow! I didn't know that! Thanks!
I like layering w the parchment.
If you use the parchment, it won’t stick and if I use the slicer, I can go 3 deep.
This ☝🏼 is how I do my fruit! I purchased precut parchment paper and layer layer layer. I can fit 3 layers of apples easy with parchment in between.
Learned that last year, great way to process a ton of food in one shot! Great recommendation.
I added dried cranberries and walnuts to my apple pie filling. It was delicious 👍🇨🇦
Becky, you are a powerhouse! So focused, so competent and so delightful 😊don’t ever change as we love you just the way you are 😍
take a shot every time becky says “peeler corer slicer” 😂💕
Hips... 🥂🤣
I love the way you don't cut out the parts where you forget to do something. Another great video Becky ❤
Baby A should be enjoying fresh organic apple 🍎 and pear 🍐 sauce, and juice. I felt such a sense of satisfaction feeding my daughters fresh organic produce from the garden, orchard, and citrus grove. It was so nice to see them stand in their yard and just enjoy the fruits of our labor. It was definitely a labor of love ❤️.
I truly cannot tell you how much I enjoy your content and learn from you! I think I have about 80% of your videos saved for either cooking/preserving or gardening. You explain everything so well, and show us the process and mistakes. We appreciate you Becky!
My aunt made applesauce with brown sugar and nutmeg ( no cinnamon or white sugar at all) and it was amazing!
Ohh my sound delish … I luv that ❤
You sure had a ton of apples!!
,! You sure came up with so many ways to preserve them !! 😀😀😀
I make applesauce with no sugar added.
I love making my applesauce with brown sugar!! Its gives it a whole new level of flavor
My mother and I made applesauce with dark skinned apples. No peeling no coring. Just cook and we had a hand mill to put them in to separate seeds and hard parts out. The applesauce was a beautiful pink and tasted so good. Miss those days. Enjoy watching you so much!
Becky, you are a whirlwind in the kitchen! You are phenomenal! I wish I had half your energy! All of your apple projects are amazing and look so tasty! Love your channel!
You can also cook down/reduce the apple juice until it caramelizes, and you'll get the most amazing zingy syrup for pancakes, desserts etc. No need to add any sugar, as the juice has natural sugars in it. You only need to decide how far to take it. I have one jar that I need a spoon to scoop out the syrup. Yum.. :)
Yummmm apple caramel … what a wonderfully delicious idea! Wonder if you could do it with strawberries?
For applesauce I usually cook the apples in a splash of vanilla and I use cinnamon sticks.. I also leave the apples whole and run them through the food mill...LOVEEE
That sounds so delicious!
I think, in other parts of the country, apple cider refers to raw pressed juice. When I was growing up, there used to be farm stands that had presses and sold the cider by the glass.
Yes that's how cider is typically made. I'm not quite sure what to call Becky's apple steamed juice!
That’s funny the way you phrased your comment.
Not quite sure what to call Becky’s Apple steamed juice 🤣
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE these hour long videos. They are my favorite, but then again, every one that you make is my favorite. You did get a lot of apples preserved in so Manny great recipes. I made Apple Butter 2 years ago, and it is so good. I made so much that we still have maybe 6 pints left. After I purchase the Sauce Master I'll start making apple sauce (which I have never done before).
At one point, I thought I could smell that apple bread baking over here. 😂🍎🍞🍏
I forgot to mention that I also made Peach Butter one year, and it was a huge hit. It went way too soon. I'm hoping to make more next year.
Hi Becky,love watching you use your equipment allowing you to be so efficient! It is so satisfying when you clean the bowls with a spatula not wasting anything. Good job today! Hope you can rest now!
You have to try crockpot apple butter. So simple to make and tastes sooooo good
That's how I do it as well and I find no added sugar is needed.
Oh girl! You have amazing gadgets! It’s like a prepping & preserving factory in your kitchen! You go !
Hey Becky. I used to work in a bakery as a donut fryer and made apple fritters every day. Now I'm a home baker and I make donuts at home. I dislike using a ton of oil and deep frying but the donuts really need to float in the oil to help the outside cook a little slower than if they are touching the bottom of the pan. I put about 3 -4 inches of oil in my deep frying pan or soup pot. Personally I make donuts every couple months so I have a jar that I strain and clean the bits out of the oil into and save to use first next time. Keep up the great work I love your videos 😊
Use mineral oil on the gears instead of olive oil for your Kitchen Aid apple spiralizer. It is water based and will not get sticky or rancid. I apply mineral oil to my equipment before storage. It preserves and keeps rust at away!! Love your videos❤
Mineral oil is water Insoluble not water based
One thing to think about is using the pulp from the juicer to make your apple butter, since a lot of the moisture has already been removed, but I would use a crockpot though to avoid scorching (ask me me how I know☹️) also, that mild flavored apple juice with no added sugar would be perfect for your little guy!!! I can’t wait to see your pantry after all the preserving you have done. I would love a recap of all the recipes you did this season and how many jars of each!
You can process TOMATOES the same way you did the for the apple sauce. Cut in half, boil for 10-15 mins & put through the food mill. Then add the rest of your ingredients for the recipe you are making.
She has done that in the past
You can slice ,season, freeze dry tomatoes for eating, putting on pizza, powdered for seasoning.
You can put the 4 tier insert into your freezer so you can prefeeeze trays :)
That apple juice would have been a great no sugar add juice for your baby! My babies drank a lot of apple juice and it wasn’t always easy to find low/no sugar organic juice
Peeling apples with the peeler is so cathartic for me!! I get so excited when I get a peel all in one piece!
The simple things 😂❤
My husband helps in that way, sits and watches his football whine he peels - great excuse and I don't get frustrated with so many previously perceived wasted hours. Win/win
Becky, I love your videos and have learned so much from you!❤ I happen to notice you have 482K subscribers 🎉 I think it's so amazing how many lives you are sharing your knowledge with! Soon it will be 500K!! 😊
You all are such a blessing! Thanks for being so supportive and watching my videos :)
She is a wonderful teacher!
I haven't watched this video yet (I save yours for the big screen) but I was on the website today to find freezer meals for a new mommy. Josh did an awesome job! He completely transformed it. It was worth the wait!
I just did this- core apples- cut in small pieces - blend in blender till fine( peelings on) with a little water- I pour in kettle add 1/4 cup sugar per 3 cups of blended apples plus 1/4 flat tsp of salt per the 3 cups of apples - I boil and stir a lot for about8 min- Then I can in jars and scree tight and set in kettle of hot water with cloth at bottom and seam with cloth over for 10- 12 min - then uncover- cool a bit and set on level space- They always seal- With perlings used makes best sauce ever(( peelings))
Hi Becky,a suggestion for the nuts for your machine, put them in a ziploc baggie and keep in the box with your food mill, you could even tape the baggie inside the box. Love your videos.
Thought you might want to know there is an update that you need to do when you upgrade to 5 trays.
Next time you make any kind of bread with walnuts try pouring the batter in one pan with no nuts and then add nuts to the 2nd pan this way you and Josh both can have it the way you want it without the other one having to settle.
If you make you apple butter in a crock pot you don’t need to stir it. You put wooden skewers under the lid the steam can escape. You leave it go overnight fill it back up with more apple sauce in the morning and let it cook off throughout the day. Set and forget it. Lol.
Love apple butter on toast!! My mother first made it when I was 7, now in my 70's and still love it!!!
And fresh biscuits, and don't forget the pancakes !!!!
Hi becky put the nuts back on the bolts after you disassemble then you’ll always know where they are😊
excellent idea!
That's exactly what I was saying!
My husband and I used to run a custom cider mill (people brought their apples to us and we pressed them into cider.) We found that the best tasting cider was made from a blend of 4-5 varieties of apples.
One other suggestion...get yourself a wire mesh garden cart. Easy to wheel to and from the garden with all of your baskets and tools. And when he gets a little bit older, toss in a cushion, and Baby Acre will love to join you for the ride! You can even prop/zip tie a golfing umbrella over one end for shade for delicate herbs (and the delicate skin of Baby Acre)! You can also hose off the dirt right through the wire mesh. Love the channel, keep up the great work!
I use the steam juicer a lot, often with rhubarb, blackberries or blueberries. I steam it, then boil it with som sugar and put them in bottles in the freezer! It’s sooo good!
Do you drink the juices from these fruits also?
How long does it take to steam the fruit?
I use lemon-lime soda in the water instead of lemon juice. It’s much cheaper and it comes in a 2-liter bottle 😊
That is a great idea to try 🤗 thanks
Sugar 😮
But lemon juice is only lemon. Soda has a lot of ingredients plus a ton of sugar.
@@silviamagda if you bake, make pies, apple, butter, etc. sugar is huge in all of those thing’s already 🤷🏻♀️ a short soak in soda isn’t going to matter much
seeing you be upset about the noodles but then immediately going to improve them is amazing and inspiring to me! i would've given up but you didn't and i really respect that! I love your videos
My grandmother always left skins on and then used a manual crank food mill. The apple sauce had much better flavor and color. We used Macintosh apples. I plan to go pick some Mac’s this week here in Maine. I still have her food mill. She would have been 117 this year, but we had her for 96 years. I carry her in my heart and in my cooking. ❤😀
Just a heads up, you inserted your new freeze dryer tray wrack UPSIDE DOWN ❤ the orange heat pads go on the bottom of each tray
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oooo i sure hope she sees this
Hi Becky I love seeing the excitement in your face when you realize that some of the yummy treats and dinner you make are delicious it always makes me smile
I like Becky from Acre Homestead she does a lot of cooking videos and there's a lot of options. Freezer meals, preserving produce, fresh made meals.
Ok, so now I know that I NEED an electric food mill AND a steamer juicer! My husband's going to appreciate you! 😂 Thanks for showing what you do. All the steps you show are really helpful!
You can use the cores and the pills to make the juice for apple jelly. Great gifts by the way
Love your videos ! We had tons of blooms on our fruit trees this past spring. We then had a crazy late hard freeze and it zapped them all. Most of them produced little to no fruit this year and we lost of few of them. We were so upset! We have a ton of new fruit trees going into the food forest and we are making sure that we do some heavy heavy mulching to protect those roots.
oh what a bummer! I am sure they will do better next year! I have found once year a tree will do nothing and the next year it will be crazy loaded
Love your term “food forest”!
@@Katheverett it’s a permaculture term/concept - a dreamy yard where all landscaping is edible & purposeful (no huge squares of wasteful lawn grass!).
@@AcreHomesteadThe every-other-year bountiful production is from not thinning the fruit enough. It kind of overtaxes the tree and then it doesn’t produce much the next year. If you thin the apples well, it will even out to produce well every year. The cluster of blossoms/fruit has what is called a king blossom/fruit. It is best to take all the fruit off except the king fruit, the biggest one usually in the middle. Also, thin the fruit to one every 6” or so. It’s hard to take off that much fruit, but it’s worth it when you get a nice crop of larger apples and a lot every year.
This was an amazing day of apple processing! Don’t you get tired ? After all the creativity, it’s not fun to wash everything….but there’s a pride in protecting the helper machines!!!!
I peeled cored and sliced my apples. Weighed out 2lbs per tray put them in a ziplock bag. froze the bag. To pre freeze.Loaded them onto the freeze drier trays Stacked the apples It has been taking about 32hrs to freeze dry 8lbs of apples. Look into apple butter cooked overnight in the crockpot. You use the immersion blender to blend. It doesn't burn and you don't have to stir boiling apple butter on the stove.
I just sat down to eat a bowl of from scratch chicken soup and Becky posted! Today is a good day
Love the videos! Please place the bolts in a sandwich bag and tape to the inside of the box.
if the apples are washed, then all those apple scrapes can be turned into apple jelly. For nice colour drop them in water as they come off the slicer, corer, slicer. Boil the scrape until the volumn decreases to about half,. Hang it in a muslin bag and let drip overnight (don't squeze the bag) and you have the juice to make the jelly. ratios of sugar to juice is about 1cup juice to 1 and 2 tbls lemon juice. There are several instructions on jelly making on the web for full directions. I use the jelly in many different ways from desserts to savory glazes.
you can pile them up, you can also separate layers with parchment to get more fruit on the trays! Dont be scared of loading the trays! Bananas are great too...
When you're cutting apples (or potatoes) fill your sink with cold water and add lemon juice. This is called acidulated water and prevent any browning. BTW, Becky, you amaze me with how much you get done. You do more before 8am than I do all week!
She added lemon juice to the water.
oh! you are correct. i was watching her pile them up on the island and getting brown spots.@@vickiecrouch6041
Two suggestions - you can still use the leftover cores/ peels to make juice! I was dying seeing them set to the side, lol.
On the freeze dryer, the orange is supposed to go on the underside, not the top. :)
My father has always preserved apples. One of the best recipes that came from that is using his dehydrated apple slices to make fried apple pies.
We reconstitute the apples by adding water, dried apples, and spices (and sometimes a little sugar) to a boiler until apples are soft and liquid reduces to look like apple pie filling. Then we roll out canned biscuits or homemade biscuit dough into circles. Spoon in pie filling, fold in half, seal edges with fork and fry in about 1/4 inch of hot oil. Southern version of a handpie. Something we always had year round due to my dad perserving several gallon jars of dehydration apples each year.
My mother in law was a farmers wife. She sun dried apples every year, and made pies and applesauce from them.
Hi Becky. Your crock pot or electric roaster is the perfect place to cook down your apple sauce or apple butter.
Instant pot works well too.
Can't wait to see what you do today! I love trying little bits of what you show. You encourage me to try new things!
Place small parts like screws, nuts, etc., in a ziplock bag and place them in the box with the machine 🙂
SMALL PARTS - screws, tiny attachments, etc: Put them in large ziploc bag inside appliance box and label. This way everything is in one place. You can also add a quick assembly note for items you don't use often. Can't tell you how many tiny parts I've 'safely stored' never to be seen again! Love you!
I’m curious what all of you do to keep the bugs off of your trees. I don’t want to use pesticides, of course, but the apples are always covered in bug holes (as well as the leaves). Would love a tip or two for next year
I don't lots and lots of my apples have bug damage. that is why most of then have to be processed right away.
I think James Prigioni uses kaolin clay sprayed on the young fruit, might be worth checking that out. We don’t have it in the UK that I can see, so not sure what it would be called if there is a specific brand to use for this but it is organic 😊
@@AcreHomestead good to know! Thank you!
@@sarahtrew9331I think the brand is Surround here in the states.
I have used little nylon bags to put on my apples in the past. I get them from Raintree Nursery online. I put them on with a twist tie, they work well for me, but it is very labor intensive. I have three trees, so that’s a lot of apples. I tried spraying with spinosad this year and I must have timed it wrong, it was the buggiest my apples have ever been. I think I’ll go back to the bags. I have to put them on when the apples are about 1” in diameter.
I think people also make “apple scrap” jelly. Sounds good for sure!
@@TheMissPoovey she must not have strained it well
I made apple butter once (it’s not really a thing in Norway). I used apple butter and chopped almonds and made apple rolls (same dough as cinnamon rolls, but used the apple butter an almonds instead of the regular stuff). It was soo good!!
Hi Becky. I had an over abundance of apples one year and my grandmother told me to mix in a bag of cinnamon red hot candy to a making of applesauce. It made it a beautiful red color and a great taste. It made for something new to do with my apples. My children loved it that way.
What a great day in the kitchen. Love the apple projects. You might really be happy to have a nice mild apple juice on hand for Baby A. I would have loved home canned juice if I could have managed it for my own child.
Thank you for repeatedly giving so much time and energy to your videos... much enjoyed ❤️
Between my two, young gala trees (this is our first year to harvest) and the 20 lbs from Azure, I'm doing this next week! Applesauce, apple pie filling, and apple butter! Yum!
I'm so ready for Fall! It's been near 90F all week here in Oklahoma, but we have cooler temps on the way!
Time to process 10 roosters and a hog too!
Becky, I love watching you with your apples, however something else caught my eye. A cute toy that your son must play with. OMG he is able to support himself and play with his toys. That’s just great!! Soon he will be walking and talking.
Now back to your apples 🍎 Your lovely cutting board that hole or handle can be used to dispose of your scraps. Just have the hole over your sink a little bit have a bowl or some container sitting in your sink and swipe the apple cores etc. through the hole to catch your scraps.
Love this video. You showed us several options and different kinds of equipment and how they can work together. Thank you, Becky 😀
Hi! Love preservation videos
My grandmother always made pear butter. It was sooo good!
It just makes my heart so happy to see you preserve and put up what
you've harvested with such joy and excitement ❗😃
My goodness with just the apple pie filling slices and the ones to freeze flash, it looked like the work t of and the amount of apples for an army!
Did you say how many pounds of apples all together you harvested from your orchard? 🍎 Why do I have this feeling that your 💙 little guy's favorite fruit is going to be apples?! 🍎 😊
Takes me back to the home I grew up in, apple season, we processed apple sauce, juice, and of course apple pies! Yum!
❤ wow that’s a ton of apples 🍎 🍏
Happy Monday indeed. I thought my eyes were play a game on me!!! A WHOLE HOUR WITH BECKY!!!!
I know! 😮 Isn't it wonderful ❤
Becky just said "I'm making 5 casseroles." How in the world does she do it? Oh, and we finally got a glimpse of Acres toys in the background. It was a reminder to me that this is a new mom. I am so impressed.
I noticed the rings in the background too. He soon will be one year old.
It may just be reflection, but it looked like you put your new shelf unit in upside down. Your metal trays are supposed to sit on the metal floors of the shelves. Always metal floors, orange ceilings. Also, you can put more apples on your trays. Unless there is a lot of sugar in your slices they won't stick together.
I added a recurring reminder every other day to my calendar: Becky Day! It has helped a lot!
lol, yes, every day when I wake up, I think "did Becky do a video yesterday?" and if no, I'm excited because I know I get to see one today :) she is my absolute favorite youtuber
My mom taught me that all I need to do is take the stem off, cut the apple in quarters and cook it in a pan, seeds, skin and all. I put about a quart of water in a pan the size of yours, 30quarts? Then I either use a manual Foley mill or a hand crank one similar to your electric one. One of the benefits is that the applesauce is a nice pinkish color- it takes on the color of the skins! We like to use Cortland apples for applesauce and Northern Spy for apple pies. Any hard semi-tart apple works well for the apple pie filling!
Last week I used my steam juicer to make 132 pints & 8 quarts of Concord Grape juice. A great help not having to deal with the seeds from the grapes. You are an inspiration and I love your newsletter. Thank you.
I have a manual peeler, slicer, corer and love it. With one helper, we would take off any bad spots and then run them through to make slices for applesauce. When we got a large glass bowl full, we cooked them in the microwave, added sugar if needed and jarred it up immediately. Then took all the peels, cores, and any apple pieces that wouldn't work on the slicer, put them all into a large pot and add water to 1/2 way up the pot. Cook until totally mushy and then put them into a juicing bag,( a piece of old sheet) and hang to drip overnight. We used the juice for jelly and put the rest through the food mill on my Oster and made that into apple butter. If we had a 3rd person, we easily went through at least a bushel in one day.