I'm from Denmark, and I just found yuor channel. I am so impressed . You have learned me more in 10 videos, than I learned from other homsteads the last 4 years. 3 rivers homestead are also so fantastick, but you have some interesting small and smart tips. Sorry for my bad english, but thank you so much for a fantastic cannel. Be proud of your self. Lovely family and such a humble and wise personalety.❤ . Årg.1944 😅
You may like the Acre homestead too. I saw her before 3 rivers homestead and she suggested it. I fell in love with both of them and Rose red homestead. I like this gal but have not seen too much of hers yet.
I love Jessica at Three Rivers Homestead as well! You will also love That 1980’s Homestead and Becky at Acre Homestead. I just discovered Ruth Ann and love her family and content so much!❤
My grandma came to the US from Denmark. At age 12 by herself. ❤she met up with family and once the family was here, they came to the west coast in a wagon, walking most of the way. This was in the late 1890's. My grandma died when mom was 13. She was loved by many. I have some of her crocheting, and it's beautiful. I've always wanted to visit Denmark, specially Randers where she was from.
I grew up on homemade and from scratch...I was always skinny and healthy and very active...it wasn't until I tried to diet and started eating different "diet" stuff that I started gaining weight and feeling sick....I'm done with the "diet" and what corporate America is trying to sell us and making us sick....back to basics! Love your channel!
I so love your outlook on being joyful while consuming our food. The love and care that goes in to cooking from scratch for people you love, cannot be measured by other standards.
Ruthann you are the domestic queen of TH-cam. I have watched all your videos now... Some several times to really learn what you are teaching us out here. I Always look forward to your new videos and what wealth they hold.
Ruthann I want to encourage you to write your own cookbook, I would be first in line to purchase. You are such an incredible lady you could do anything you put your mind to. But I would agree that being at home to raise your family is the greatest gift from God. I as a mom was very blessed to be a at home mom with my children. After they were in university I actually opened my own bridal store after my children were gone. Love to all xxxxooo
I love what you said about not worrying about the white flour and sugar in your from scratch meals. I feel the absolute same. I buy nothing from the store that is prepackaged or pre-prepared. So I don't feel bad about my kids eating flour and sugar in the form of cakes, pies, cookies and muffins.
Yeah, I never worried about white flour, sugar, or dairy when feeding my kids. I figured if I could make it from simple ingredients it couldn't be any worse than something bought, at the very least.
@@Ruthannzimm do you use new lids with every batch when canning? Have you ever had anything spoil on you in the past? How long does the food you can last for? 1 year or 2 years?
@@Ruthannzimm how can I find a Mennonite food store near me? I would like to purchase the gel you purchased plus apples and other things not at my store
I absolutely LOVE your thoughts about ingredients and nutrition. I've been binge watching your videos, and they are wonderful! You are a breath of fresh air!
Oohhh! I need to can apple pie filling again! We use it, not just for pie, but for apple dumplings and cobbler too. It is such a pleasure to watch someone working in the kitchen who is so practiced and adept.
My daughters friend has blessed us with many apples and pears. I have learned so much from this video, I’m practically speechless. I’ve seen that there are tools that would help me in baking as well as the actual canning. What I took from this the most was what you said about consuming our food and emotional well being. I needed to hear that because I truly miss baking goodies and sharing them with family and friends. I’ve been low carb and keto for several years but miss cooking the way I use to cook. With this economy not doing well, I see myself going back to eating the foods that sustained us in the past. Thank you for opening my eyes to what truly matters, and that is our love for one another and making each other happy through the foods we make from scratch. God bless.
My mom was into all the new convenience foods of the 60’s. So, I didn’t grow up learning how to can foods. I taught myself by reading; however, you have taught me more than reading could. The biggest problem I would have with canning pie filling was having it boil out of some of the jars. Watching you has shown me what I can do to resolve that! Thank you.😊
My kids never saw "snack foods" like wee packet of potato chips, or tiny boxes of apple juice until the went to school. Until then if I didn't make it they likely didn't eat it. I had no worries about additives or colours or anything else they may be eating. At school they were particularly impressed with cookie bars, the packing being sparkly and had a movie character on the front. They both said inside the pretty wrapper it both looked and tasted like cardboard, and refused to trade from their lunchboxes again.
I could almost taste those pies. I am learning so much from you. Thank you for taking your time to show us so many different things. Cooking, gardening, canning, etc
🙌🏾Praise God I'm so glad I found you all! It's just been about two weeks and I am thoroughly enjoying all I'm learning & being gently reminded of. Thank you! God Bless you and your family!❤
What you said about cooking from scratch resonates with me. As a shopper with one of the online order companies, I am appalled at all of the processed food that so many people buy. Not only is it loaded with preservatives and sodium, it’s very expensive. I am so thankful for my mother who taught me how to cook from scratch. I love your videos.
As your family gets older they will realize how special they are because you have given your all to them. They will always have that bond with you no matter how old they get. It's very enjoyable watching your videos.
I just printed your recipe and I wanted to thank you. I usually have time to relax and watch my absolute favorite person at night, YOU!! I live and farm a small fruit, vegetable and poultry operation not too far away from you folks. I'm in Lena, IL. So I'm just over the county line in the N/W corner of Illinois, and I was thrilled to find your channel RuthAnn. I farm with my youngest daughter, and I am so familiar with all your chores but I do not have a tenth of the fun I see living with those beautiful blessings, your children. Our day is long and we intentionally come together often during our day so we feel connected as family. I wanted to tell you what a wonderful job you and you're family have done, making all of us feel apart of your family. I want to encourage you to keep being the beautiful, blessed mother and woman you are because you my lady, are very special. Just know that with so much suffering in the world, you inspire and motivate us to be better. My sister in Christ, you have given me a gift and it lives in my heart and brings a tear of joy. Thank You, and may our Lord and Savior watch and keep your family safely wrapped in His protection.
Love your philosophy. I’ve found that food cooked from scratch ie bread, pizza, casseroles etc are much more filling as well. When I make homemade bread or pizza I am fully satisfied after 2 pieces vs a frozen pizza or store bought bread. Plus it tastes SO much better!
Also, the basic ingredients we use at home are leaps and bounds higher in quality than most companies would use to make "store bought" items. Our families and friends know that the family cook(s) took time and care in making their meals and treats and so on and they (I know I do) appreciate that effort and care. Thank you for sharing with us. Your pies are beautiful!
Thank you for all the videos. I'm canning pears today for the first time. Just need my Ruthann info to get me through. But you got me at the kitchen big sister pep talk. Boy, I needed to be reminded not to sweat the small stuff. Thank you for all your time and love put into these shows. ❤
I totally agree with your point about emotions while consuming the homemade food you create being as or more important as nutritional make-up of the food. And your from scratch food is VERY nutritious, and filled with love! We get hung up in the mechanics of food and nutrition and miss out on the wonderful nurture of sitting with our families, trading stories and laughter.
I raise my children worked full-time and canned And now I get to enjoy my grandchildren and I still can because I want them to learn where their food comes from and how we prepare it Seed to table Thank you for your videos
God Bless You Ruth Ann, it’s like you’ve been right alongside me in my kitchen, helping me be better for my husband and five children 🤗 I’m not into sewing yet, so if you could just sell your aprons for those of us that aren’t ready to make our own, I’d appreciate it 😊
I am really interested in canning. My Mom canned when I was a kid, but I was never involved in the process. I have canned some jam, but that’s about it. We aren’t homesteaders, but I still prefer to cook from scratch. My husband is a former chef, so Hamburger Helper doesn’t quite cut it. 🤣
I just love you and your family! I love that you do things the way you would if there was not a camera rolling!! Keep up the wonderful work!! I know it can’t be easy!
My apple pie filling pie was the hit of our thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. The kids always ask me to bring pies and people told them the apple pie was the best they had ever had! We have 5 jars left from last fall but I asked my husband to bring me home a 40# box of Cosmic Crisp apples and I’m canning more today. My idea was to pay 99C a pound from our local fruit stand for cold storage apples instead of 1.50 or more a pound in the fall. Also since I’m so busy canning in the fall, this makes one canning job done in May!! Thanks You so much! I love cooking from scratch even though the kids are all grown up with families of their own. Love is the best ingredient! The most precious ❤
My 6 year old daughter and I stumbled onto your channel. We LOVE it! We are about to make this filling now and will be ordering the apple crust design as well. She has been cooking with me since she was 1.5 years old and it is our love! Thank you for sharing. You are such a joy to watch!! Side note, love your hair!! 🥰
Your family is so lucky to have you to home cook for them! That pie design is too cute for the apple pie! I don't think I've seen one before. Sure makes the tope crust quick and easy to design and apply!!!!!
I am from Michigan. I have been following you through all your canning. Last night I canned Apple pie filling ! It turned out great . Thank you so much for your teachings. I so appreciate your family and farm.
We are new subs of your channel. My husband and I that is. We have been working our way thru your videos, and we have enjoyed every one of them. I was glad to hear you say that you don't fret over sugar and white flour compared to your families emotional well-being. It's quite refreshing, actually. We aren't much of label watchers at all, but we see the trend that is going on in America!! Also, I just made your sourdough sandwich bread recipe! Very good, and thank you for sharing your life experiences with us.
I so enjoy your simplicity and truth in your videos. Because being creative in the homestead is so important, for everyone...and sharing the gifts of harvest.
My children have always told me they can taste all the love I cook into everything. It makes it so much more rewarding to cook from love and scratch. ❤
Ruthann just love your videos! You have taught me so much you sweet sister! Look at that little sister, teaching the older sister! Praying for your success and blessings for you and your family. Thank you so much!
RuthAnn, I am currently canning Apple Pie filling; something new for me, I've never canned any type of pie filling in my life; I'm in my late 50's; and you've taught me something, and your recipe is SO GOOD, I put a little on a saucer for my husband to try, he LOVED IT, lol; you know I had to try it, a cooks gotta try her cooking, right, and yes it is very good; I am so thankful for this video, and so is my "Husband" Thank you so much for the time>information> and teaching you put into this video and all your video's!!
This gave us confidence to try our first batch of apple pie filling as a family (my three younger homeschooled children helped). Can't wait to taste it in about a month!
Your Applepie Filling looks great, and I am sure that your Family enjoyed these. Thanks for all your recipes and greetinngs from Germany. God bless you all. 🥰
I wish you were a relative of mine You have a good heart and a great cook too Thanks for showing us just how you do good at your house. Hopefully you show all of your children this too even the boys Gif bless you and your family
When are you NOT "getting busy and hustlin'"? Thank you so much for all you do for our online community. I have learned much about food preservation with you, but even more about being a faithful woman of God. I pray that all you and your family do is covered in the grace of God and filled with His blessings.
I made this today. I used 3.50 inch apples (lg.) and halved the thickening spice sauce and it made 4 qts with just a bit left over ( snack) thank you so much , Ruth! I am really happy to be learning from you! I bought the thermagel from your link and I discovered today that included in the package was the gospel of John. I was pleased and grateful. It will go into my bag for disaster prep.
So glad I watched this video! LOVE your reminder about the balance of emotional and physical health, reading labels, cooking from scratch with love and joy!! Thankyou so much!! ❤❤
You are soooo right with what you said about cooking from scratch!!! I’ve been telling people this for several years now and younger children that the “fast food” and convenience foods shouldn’t even be called food! Even as a child I knew that if a label had ingredients that I couldn’t even pronounce and didn’t have any idea what it was it certainly couldn’t be good for me. Some of the labels have more then 20 ingredients in the list and more then half sound like some sort of chemical. I’ve stopped reading labels years ago because there are no labels on raw ingredients or they just have that one thing listed. That’s how you know you’re cooking from scratch when you aren’t looking at labels and just reading recipes and looking at ingredients. Love your videos!!! Just ordered some clear jel cook type so I can make some pie filling, I’ve never done it before but you inspire me!!!! Thank you, a loyal viewer from Canada❤🥰🙏🏻🇨🇦
I'm new, but i love your channel. Your message is wholesome, and i love learning new things. I began canning a lot of our own foods in January 23, and since then, i have lost 27 lbs, and the hubby is down almost 40 lbs (he gets a lot more steps in his day lol). It was a happy side effect of learning to can and make foods with simple ingredients, and im not at all upset, lol. Have a great week!
Loving all your videos! I married into a Ukrainian family. MIL ended up catering after doing the kids wedding meals(and other's). We'd have pie making days...made something close to 20 one time. I'm happy my MIL taught my daughter her pastry making method because no matter how patient and kind she was trying to teach me, I just kept turning out my Mom's "shoe leather" pastry ;). My MIL cuts a pattern into the crusts to say what's in the pies. LOL, my daughter has those in her head too. We don't make many pies anymore, since most of the farm work is machinery based instead of hard hand work but when we do, they are batch made. I just started making pie filling a couple years ago. I was honored to surprise my MIL with a thickener that would work. Our pie making days were from fresh or frozen fruit, sugar, minit tapioca for thickening and pastry. Makes the pie making days much shorter to have the pie filling on the shelves...and much less in the freezer!
I just made the pie filling following your recipe and it was absolutely perfect! I got 9 quarts of filling and baked one pie right away. Delicious! Thank you!
I canned several quarts last week and bought more apples today to do some more this week. I bought clear gel when I was in Shipshewana and wish I bought more because it's so much more expensive online! Your videos are just wonderful and encouraging. Who needs netflix when you can watch canning pie filling?!
Well.....I made my first apple pie filling. I failed. Three jars looks like there wasn't enough filling in them and they didn't seal. One jar broke. I think it cooled off too much because I was using a smaller canner and only canned three at a time. There were 8 total. The jars that didn't seal, I added more filling and repeated the process. But then I put too much in and they over flowed. Looks like apple pies are going to be made and then frozen. Oh well. You learn along the way. I love your channel. I do get nervous because the water doesn't go over the top but your method makes so much sense. Thanks for all the great videos. My favorite are your cinnamon rolls I believe from your Grandmother's Amish friend. They are wonderful!
I'm so grateful that you were in Souptember, otherwise I might not have ever found you! My husband & I watch your videos on our TV then I jump on my phone so I can give you a thumbs up and comment. Just love your recipes & teaching methods. Blessings 🙏
A friend dropped off apples today. I was already canning pumpkin chunks today. Tomorrow, i have plans to can apple pie filling. Thank you for the video!!
I love your channel and I too feel the same way about white sugar and white flour people worry about all different foods it's so wonderful to hear a Mama say what you said.❤ I love cooking from scratch for my Family, it always makes me feel so good, like I have done my best for the day.😂Now I am watching your one on canning potatoes, Harrison, did an amazing job! Well Done! ❤❤❤
Watching your videos has made me realize just how dependent on corporations and their poisons in exchange for convenience detrimental to our health and that of our families. Thank you. I found your videos today and they make me happy. 😋
I love watching your videos! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I love learning from you . I moved to Wisconsin 4 years ago and bought a house with 2 acres to have a bigger garden, and have chickens . We live near Amish and Mennonite communities. I love it , so peaceful.
I made my first apple pie filling tonight but I must not have used as much cinnamon as you because mine isn’t near as dark as yours so I will just add more when I use it to bake with and oh my it is absolutely delicious I had to try an apple just like you did! Thank you so much for teaching us if they ever take TH-cam away to where I can’t watch you I don’t know what I will do! God Bless! From Central Pennsylvania
You are a blessing to watch. You are the only person I've seen mix the goo sauce with the apples. Gives a better overall coating to the apples. Thank you for sharing.
So easy and Organized Since I started watching you. 👍 I made the mistake of putting too much in the jars when I made chunky apple sauce. NO panic. Removed lids and some sauce, cleaned up sticky mess, wiped clean the rims, topped with another lid, screw band and processed. Cool momma. Thankyou.
I agree with reading labels and following techniques. My mom, grandma, great grandma did things and they , not my mom, preserved EVERYTHING they ate. My mom Preserved 1/4 of the things we ate. If they didnt can it, they went without. They were pioneers out west and stores few and far away. Im glad you tell people your way!!! Hugs from utah.
Today in my kitchen I am going to make apple pie filling and water bath canning them. I love watching your channel and learning new skills from you. May God bless you with a wonderful day.
Hello! I'm from Western NY and just love watching your videos and learning from you and your family! I definitely want to try the way you made your apple pie filling, the way we did it , it took forever for it to thicken. Yours was so fast! Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge, advice & recipes!
My friend once told me something that I reflect on frequently when I find myself obsessing over food restrictions: "nourishment over nutrition". Nutrition can become an obsession, but nourishment invites love into our perspective. I think learning to nourish ourselves and our loved ones can help us view each other the way God sees us - with generous love!
Hi Ruthann, I made this last year! We enjoyed canned pie filling all winter! Referred back today, rewatched and making today and tomorrow! ❤ I wish I could come and be your helper for a few months, work along side you to learn more from you! ❤ Have a blessed fall day!
I'm from Denmark, and I just found yuor channel. I am so impressed . You have learned me more in 10 videos, than I learned from other homsteads the last 4 years. 3 rivers homestead are also so fantastick, but you have some interesting small and smart tips. Sorry for my bad english, but thank you so much for a fantastic cannel. Be proud of your self. Lovely family and such a humble and wise personalety.❤ . Årg.1944 😅
I feel the exact same way about how much I've learned ❤
You may like the Acre homestead too. I saw her before 3 rivers homestead and she suggested it. I fell in love with both of them and Rose red homestead. I like this gal but have not seen too much of hers yet.
I love Jessica at Three Rivers Homestead as well! You will also love That 1980’s Homestead and Becky at Acre Homestead. I just discovered Ruth Ann and love her family and content so much!❤
My grandma came to the US from Denmark. At age 12 by herself. ❤she met up with family and once the family was here, they came to the west coast in a wagon, walking most of the way. This was in the late 1890's. My grandma died when mom was 13. She was loved by many. I have some of her crocheting, and it's beautiful. I've always wanted to visit Denmark, specially Randers where she was from.
She has the best homestead video out there.❤❤❤❤
I grew up on homemade and from scratch...I was always skinny and healthy and very active...it wasn't until I tried to diet and started eating different "diet" stuff that I started gaining weight and feeling sick....I'm done with the "diet" and what corporate America is trying to sell us and making us sick....back to basics! Love your channel!
Love and attention cooking from scratch. So true
Can you substitute sugar for maple syrup?
I so love your outlook on being joyful while consuming our food. The love and care that goes in to cooking from scratch for people you love, cannot be measured by other standards.
Ruthann you are the domestic queen of TH-cam. I have watched all your videos now... Some several times to really learn what you are teaching us out here. I Always look forward to your new videos and what wealth they hold.
My granddaughter tells me “Mimi, I know what your secret ingredient is that makes your food yummy…. It’s love”. That is one smart cookie 🥰😊
Ruthann I want to encourage you to write your own cookbook, I would be first in line to purchase.
You are such an incredible lady you could do anything you put your mind to.
But I would agree that being at home to raise your family is the greatest gift from God.
I as a mom was very blessed to be a at home mom with my children. After they were in university
I actually opened my own bridal store after my children were gone. Love to all xxxxooo
I love what you said about not worrying about the white flour and sugar in your from scratch meals. I feel the absolute same. I buy nothing from the store that is prepackaged or pre-prepared. So I don't feel bad about my kids eating flour and sugar in the form of cakes, pies, cookies and muffins.
Truth!!!
Yeah, I never worried about white flour, sugar, or dairy when feeding my kids. I figured if I could make it from simple ingredients it couldn't be any worse than something bought, at the very least.
@@Ruthannzimm do you use new lids with every batch when canning? Have you ever had anything spoil on you in the past? How long does the food you can last for? 1 year or 2 years?
@@Ruthannzimm how can I find a Mennonite food store near me? I would like to purchase the gel you purchased plus apples and other things not at my store
@@Ruthannzimm do you reused those lids you used to can
I absolutely LOVE your thoughts about ingredients and nutrition. I've been binge watching your videos, and they are wonderful! You are a breath of fresh air!
I love your perspective on life….homemaking, child-rearing, spirituality and more…
Oohhh! I need to can apple pie filling again! We use it, not just for pie, but for apple dumplings and cobbler too.
It is such a pleasure to watch someone working in the kitchen who is so practiced and adept.
Yes we needs lots of apple pie filling too
Just discovered your channel today. Don't thank us for watching. We thank YOU for sharing your knowledge. Love your channel. ❤
It really made me smile to see you use your apron on the hot jar. You are my kinda gal!
My daughters friend has blessed us with many apples and pears. I have learned so much from this video, I’m practically speechless. I’ve seen that there are tools that would help me in baking as well as the actual canning. What I took from this the most was what you said about consuming our food and emotional well being. I needed to hear that because I truly miss baking goodies and sharing them with family and friends. I’ve been low carb and keto for several years but miss cooking the way I use to cook. With this economy not doing well, I see myself going back to eating the foods that sustained us in the past. Thank you for opening my eyes to what truly matters, and that is our love for one another and making each other happy through the foods we make from scratch. God bless.
My mom was into all the new convenience foods of the 60’s. So, I didn’t grow up learning how to can foods. I taught myself by reading; however, you have taught me more than reading could. The biggest problem I would have with canning pie filling was having it boil out of some of the jars. Watching you has shown me what I can do to resolve that! Thank you.😊
YES!! So many people operate under the delusion that convenience foods are new, only the last couple decades. Ha! No!!!
My kids never saw "snack foods" like wee packet of potato chips, or tiny boxes of apple juice until the went to school. Until then if I didn't make it they likely didn't eat it. I had no worries about additives or colours or anything else they may be eating. At school they were particularly impressed with cookie bars, the packing being sparkly and had a movie character on the front. They both said inside the pretty wrapper it both looked and tasted like cardboard, and refused to trade from their lunchboxes again.
I could almost taste those pies. I am learning so much from you. Thank you for taking your time to show us so many different things. Cooking, gardening, canning, etc
I can almost taste that pie filling! 😋
🙌🏾Praise God I'm so glad I found you all! It's just been about two weeks and I am thoroughly enjoying all I'm learning & being gently reminded of. Thank you! God Bless you and your family!❤
So much good common sense. Ruth, I can see your mom and grandma in you. Lol. Same actions in cooking. Love it.
What you said about cooking from scratch resonates with me. As a shopper with one of the online order companies, I am appalled at all of the processed food that so many people buy. Not only is it loaded with preservatives and sodium, it’s very expensive. I am so thankful for my mother who taught me how to cook from scratch. I love your videos.
God is good! You are a blessing! Thank you.
As your family gets older they will realize how special they are because you have given your all to them. They will always have that bond with you no matter how old they get. It's very enjoyable watching your videos.
I couldn’t agree more with your attention to the importance of joy in our lives, as well as healthy food.
You smile with your eyes. Love watching your videos
I just printed your recipe and I wanted to thank you. I usually have time to relax and watch my absolute favorite person at night, YOU!! I live and farm a small fruit, vegetable and poultry operation not too far away from you folks. I'm in Lena, IL. So I'm just over the county line in the N/W corner of Illinois, and I was thrilled to find your channel RuthAnn. I farm with my youngest daughter, and I am so familiar with all your chores but I do not have a tenth of the fun I see living with those beautiful blessings, your children. Our day is long and we intentionally come together often during our day so we feel connected as family. I wanted to tell you what a wonderful job you and you're family have done, making all of us feel apart of your family. I want to encourage you to keep being the beautiful, blessed mother and woman you are because you my lady, are very special. Just know that with so much suffering in the world, you inspire and motivate us to be better. My sister in Christ, you have given me a gift and it lives in my heart and brings a tear of joy. Thank You, and may our Lord and Savior watch and keep your family safely wrapped in His protection.
Love your philosophy. I’ve found that food cooked from scratch ie bread, pizza, casseroles etc are much more filling as well. When I make homemade bread or pizza I am fully satisfied after 2 pieces vs a frozen pizza or store bought bread. Plus it tastes SO much better!
All the time God is good. He is faithful even when we are not. Loving canning with you.
So true. No chemicals and preservatives....Cooking from scratch is love!
Also, the basic ingredients we use at home are leaps and bounds higher in quality than most companies would use to make "store bought" items. Our families and friends know that the family cook(s) took time and care in making their meals and treats and so on and they (I know I do) appreciate that effort and care. Thank you for sharing with us. Your pies are beautiful!
Love love your video!! So inspiring!!! I’m so excited to go make and can pie filling now. What a testimony to our Lord Jesus!!! Thank you!!!
I think you are a very excellent teacher. You make everything easy to understand! Thank you for your channel.
You are one amazing woman, mother, wife, and grandmother. ❤ God is so good, and we are so blessed! Thank you for all that you do!!!
Thank you for all the videos. I'm canning pears today for the first time. Just need my Ruthann info to get me through. But you got me at the kitchen big sister pep talk. Boy, I needed to be reminded not to sweat the small stuff. Thank you for all your time and love put into these shows. ❤
I totally agree with your point about emotions while consuming the homemade food you create being as or more important as nutritional make-up of the food. And your from scratch food is VERY nutritious, and filled with love! We get hung up in the mechanics of food and nutrition and miss out on the wonderful nurture of sitting with our families, trading stories and laughter.
Ruthann, you are such a joy to watch. You are born teacher and I really appreciate your expertise. Blessings to you and your family. ♥️🙏🏼♥️
I raise my children worked full-time and canned
And now I get to enjoy my grandchildren and I still can because I want them to learn where their food comes from and how we prepare it
Seed to table
Thank you for your videos
Thank you so so much for teaching what you’ve learned, it’s so appreciated. God Bless you and yours always and forever.
God Bless You Ruth Ann, it’s like you’ve been right alongside me in my kitchen, helping me be better for my husband and five children 🤗 I’m not into sewing yet, so if you could just sell your aprons for those of us that aren’t ready to make our own, I’d appreciate it 😊
I am really interested in canning. My Mom canned when I was a kid, but I was never involved in the process. I have canned some jam, but that’s about it.
We aren’t homesteaders, but I still prefer to cook from scratch. My husband is a former chef, so Hamburger Helper doesn’t quite cut it. 🤣
I just love you and your family! I love that you do things the way you would if there was not a camera rolling!! Keep up the wonderful work!! I know it can’t be easy!
My apple pie filling pie was the hit of our thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. The kids always ask me to bring pies and people told them the apple pie was the best they had ever had! We have 5 jars left from last fall but I asked my husband to bring me home a 40# box of Cosmic Crisp apples and I’m canning more today. My idea was to pay 99C a pound from our local fruit stand for cold storage apples instead of 1.50 or more a pound in the fall. Also since I’m so busy canning in the fall, this makes one canning job done in May!! Thanks You so much! I love cooking from scratch even though the kids are all grown up with families of their own. Love is the best ingredient! The most precious ❤
Love the wisdom of generations you bring to all things of home and homemade ! 😊
We put love into our dishes, that’s what our family loves us for. Much better for us. 🇬🇧
I really enjoy your channel!! Thank you for sharing all your knowledge, I’m very inspired by your videos ❤️
I'm from Texas and all I have to say is, "RuthAnn" you are amazing!!!
My 6 year old daughter and I stumbled onto your channel. We LOVE it! We are about to make this filling now and will be ordering the apple crust design as well. She has been cooking with me since she was 1.5 years old and it is our love! Thank you for sharing. You are such a joy to watch!! Side note, love your hair!! 🥰
I would love to be your neighbor. But I'm in Texas. So I'll enjoy your cooking and canning from a far. Your doing a wonderful job.
Oh I love this, the specialness of cooking from scratch for our families. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You inspired me! I canned apple pie filling for the first time. It was so delicious. Now, I’m anxious for winter and holiday pies!
Your family is so lucky to have you to home cook for them! That pie design is too cute for the apple pie! I don't think I've seen one before. Sure makes the tope crust quick and easy to design and apply!!!!!
I love watching you cut that crust off. It's obvious that you have done that so many times. God bless
I am from Michigan. I have been following you through all your canning. Last night I canned Apple pie filling ! It turned out great . Thank you so much for your teachings. I so appreciate your family and farm.
What a joy it was to watch you! And, I couldn’t agree more that there is importance and value in nourishing your soul.
We are new subs of your channel. My husband and I that is. We have been working our way thru your videos, and we have enjoyed every one of them. I was glad to hear you say that you don't fret over sugar and white flour compared to your families emotional well-being. It's quite refreshing, actually. We aren't much of label watchers at all, but we see the trend that is going on in America!! Also, I just made your sourdough sandwich bread recipe! Very good, and thank you for sharing your life experiences with us.
What a wonderful mom you are. These pies and pie filling look delicious and I bet your family just loved them!
Oh RuthAnn, I love you so much. I trust your recipes, and I find so much comfort from your videos.
I so enjoy your simplicity and truth in your videos. Because being creative in the homestead is so important, for everyone...and sharing the gifts of harvest.
I absolutely love watching your tutorials and hearing about your lifestyle with your family. Thank you so much for everything you share with us.
My children have always told me they can taste all the love I cook into everything. It makes it so much more rewarding to cook from love and scratch. ❤
Ruthann just love your videos! You have taught me so much you sweet sister! Look at that little sister, teaching the older sister! Praying for your success and blessings for you and your family. Thank you so much!
RuthAnn, I am currently canning Apple Pie filling; something new for me, I've never canned any type of pie filling in my life; I'm in my late 50's; and you've taught me something, and your recipe is SO GOOD, I put a little on a saucer for my husband to try, he LOVED IT, lol; you know I had to try it, a cooks gotta try her cooking, right, and yes it is very good; I am so thankful for this video, and so is my "Husband" Thank you so much for the time>information> and teaching you put into this video and all your video's!!
Thank you for sharing the prep of an apple pie from the canning process to the effortless making of pie crust. ❤️
This gave us confidence to try our first batch of apple pie filling as a family (my three younger homeschooled children helped). Can't wait to taste it in about a month!
Your Applepie Filling looks great, and I am sure that your Family enjoyed these. Thanks for all your recipes and greetinngs from Germany. God bless you all. 🥰
I agree with what you were saying about food !!! And yes God is Good!!!
I wish you were a relative of mine
You have a good heart and a great cook too
Thanks for showing us just how you do good at your house.
Hopefully you show all of your children this too even the boys
Gif bless you and your family
This is such a beautiful honest message about nutrition and wellbeing. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and of course the recipe too. 😊❤
When are you NOT "getting busy and hustlin'"? Thank you so much for all you do for our online community. I have learned much about food preservation with you, but even more about being a faithful woman of God. I pray that all you and your family do is covered in the grace of God and filled with His blessings.
This was a lovely video thank you. I’ve saved it to make them next week.
And yes, God IS good 🙌
I made this today. I used 3.50 inch apples (lg.) and halved the thickening spice sauce and it made 4 qts with just a bit left over ( snack) thank you so much , Ruth! I am really happy to be learning from you! I bought the thermagel from your link and I discovered today that included in the package was the gospel of John. I was pleased and grateful. It will go into my bag for disaster prep.
That was a nice surprise!!
So glad I watched this video! LOVE your reminder about the balance of emotional and physical health, reading labels, cooking from scratch with love and joy!! Thankyou so much!! ❤❤
You are soooo right with what you said about cooking from scratch!!! I’ve been telling people this for several years now and younger children that the “fast food” and convenience foods shouldn’t even be called food! Even as a child I knew that if a label had ingredients that I couldn’t even pronounce and didn’t have any idea what it was it certainly couldn’t be good for me. Some of the labels have more then 20 ingredients in the list and more then half sound like some sort of chemical. I’ve stopped reading labels years ago because there are no labels on raw ingredients or they just have that one thing listed. That’s how you know you’re cooking from scratch when you aren’t looking at labels and just reading recipes and looking at ingredients. Love your videos!!! Just ordered some clear jel cook type so I can make some pie filling, I’ve never done it before but you inspire me!!!! Thank you, a loyal viewer from Canada❤🥰🙏🏻🇨🇦
That was such a true and heart felt comment I definitely agree!
I'm new, but i love your channel. Your message is wholesome, and i love learning new things. I began canning a lot of our own foods in January 23, and since then, i have lost 27 lbs, and the hubby is down almost 40 lbs (he gets a lot more steps in his day lol). It was a happy side effect of learning to can and make foods with simple ingredients, and im not at all upset, lol. Have a great week!
Loving all your videos! I married into a Ukrainian family. MIL ended up catering after doing the kids wedding meals(and other's). We'd have pie making days...made something close to 20 one time. I'm happy my MIL taught my daughter her pastry making method because no matter how patient and kind she was trying to teach me, I just kept turning out my Mom's "shoe leather" pastry ;). My MIL cuts a pattern into the crusts to say what's in the pies. LOL, my daughter has those in her head too. We don't make many pies anymore, since most of the farm work is machinery based instead of hard hand work but when we do, they are batch made. I just started making pie filling a couple years ago. I was honored to surprise my MIL with a thickener that would work. Our pie making days were from fresh or frozen fruit, sugar, minit tapioca for thickening and pastry. Makes the pie making days much shorter to have the pie filling on the shelves...and much less in the freezer!
Loved hearing your memories!!!!
I really appreciate you giving us the recipe. Most other videos make you watch the whole thing and then don't leave a recipe.
I just made the pie filling following your recipe and it was absolutely perfect! I got 9 quarts of filling and baked one pie right away. Delicious! Thank you!
I cant stop watching you work your magic. you are amazing! I know your family is proud to have you. God Bless!
LOVE your videos. Spent the day the other day binge watching your videos. ABSOLUTLEY LOVE Your garden!!
Yay! Thank you!
Love your thoughts on ingredients and the most important thing that goes into our food! Thanks, Ruthann!
Very well said. We all need more home canned/cooked meals around the dinner table as a family.
I canned several quarts last week and bought more apples today to do some more this week. I bought clear gel when I was in Shipshewana and wish I bought more because it's so much more expensive online! Your videos are just wonderful and encouraging. Who needs netflix when you can watch canning pie filling?!
You can always order some from WalnutCree Cheese online! They ship anywhere in the US. 😊 (they’re a local bulk food store in Ohio, good & fresh food)
@@ria3312 thank you! Going to check it out now!!
That's a handy dandy topper decorative cutter!
Well.....I made my first apple pie filling. I failed. Three jars looks like there wasn't enough filling in them and they didn't seal. One jar broke. I think it cooled off too much because I was using a smaller canner and only canned three at a time. There were 8 total. The jars that didn't seal, I added more filling and repeated the process. But then I put too much in and they over flowed. Looks like apple pies are going to be made and then frozen. Oh well. You learn along the way. I love your channel. I do get nervous because the water doesn't go over the top but your method makes so much sense. Thanks for all the great videos. My favorite are your cinnamon rolls I believe from your Grandmother's Amish friend. They are wonderful!
I'm so grateful that you were in Souptember, otherwise I might not have ever found you! My husband & I watch your videos on our TV then I jump on my phone so I can give you a thumbs up and comment. Just love your recipes & teaching methods. Blessings 🙏
Thank you!!!!!
A friend dropped off apples today. I was already canning pumpkin chunks today. Tomorrow, i have plans to can apple pie filling. Thank you for the video!!
I love your channel and I too feel the same way about white sugar and white flour people worry about all different foods it's so wonderful to hear a Mama say what you said.❤
I love cooking from scratch for my Family, it always makes me feel so good, like I have done my best for the day.😂Now I am watching your one on canning potatoes, Harrison, did an amazing job! Well Done!
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Watching your videos has made me realize just how dependent on corporations and their poisons in exchange for convenience detrimental to our health and that of our families. Thank you. I found your videos today and they make me happy. 😋
I love watching your videos! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I love learning from you . I moved to Wisconsin 4 years ago and bought a house with 2 acres to have a bigger garden, and have chickens . We live near Amish and Mennonite communities. I love it , so peaceful.
Awesome! Thank you!
I made my first apple pie filling tonight but I must not have used as much cinnamon as you because mine isn’t near as dark as yours so I will just add more when I use it to bake with and oh my it is absolutely delicious I had to try an apple just like you did! Thank you so much for teaching us if they ever take TH-cam away to where I can’t watch you I don’t know what I will do! God Bless! From Central Pennsylvania
You are a blessing to watch. You are the only person I've seen mix the goo sauce with the apples. Gives a better overall coating to the apples. Thank you for sharing.
So easy and Organized Since I started watching you. 👍
I made the mistake of putting too much in the jars when I made chunky apple sauce. NO panic. Removed lids and some sauce, cleaned up sticky mess, wiped clean the rims, topped with another lid, screw band and processed. Cool momma. Thankyou.
I agree with reading labels and following techniques. My mom, grandma, great grandma did things and they , not my mom, preserved EVERYTHING they ate. My mom Preserved 1/4 of the things we ate. If they didnt can it, they went without. They were pioneers out west and stores few and far away. Im glad you tell people your way!!! Hugs from utah.
I never heard of that thickener. I've just made a simple syrup and thickened it as I made the pie. It looks so delicious. Thanks for all the tips
🙏🏻🌹🙏🏻 God Is So Good, All The Time 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Today in my kitchen I am going to make apple pie filling and water bath canning them. I love watching your channel and learning new skills from you. May God bless you with a wonderful day.
Hello! I'm from Western NY and just love watching your videos and learning from you and your family!
I definitely want to try the way you made your apple pie filling, the way we did it , it took forever for it to thicken. Yours was so fast! Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge, advice & recipes!
I totally agree with you….. every homemade dish is drenched in caring and love 🥧💗🥧 You also don’t eat it everyday!!!
My friend once told me something that I reflect on frequently when I find myself obsessing over food restrictions: "nourishment over nutrition".
Nutrition can become an obsession, but nourishment invites love into our perspective. I think learning to nourish ourselves and our loved ones can help us view each other the way God sees us - with generous love!
Hi Ruthann, I made this last year! We enjoyed canned pie filling all winter! Referred back today, rewatched and making today and tomorrow! ❤ I wish I could come and be your helper for a few months, work along side you to learn more from you! ❤ Have a blessed fall day!
I am brand new to all things canning. This was the best video I have found yet!! This is going to be my first to try. So excited!