This morning the HH and I were up early canning a second batch of this apple cider butter recipe. The recipe was new to me this year and the first batched turned out so good, I knew I wanted to make a second batch so we could give it away for our “neighbor gift” this Read More >>
Canning 101 – Crock Pot Apple Butter Recipe
If you can make applesauce, you can make apple butter. The process is exactly the same with the exception of one step. After you turn your apples into applesauce, instead of canning it right away, you place the applesauce in a crock pot to cook down into a thick, rich buttery spread. Apple butter is Read More >>
How to Store Apples for Winter
I love it when I get questions in my inbox! I recently received an email from reader Erin with a great question: Are apples able to be stored for the winter? I figured since we’re in the height of apple picking season, she’s probably not the only reader with that question. The simple answer is Read More >>
How to Make Apple Butter
Today I made apple butter with 15lbs of foraged apples from my parent’s backyard. My parents are constantly trying to lure me up to their house and being the wise people that they are, they know one thing always works: the promise of free fruit. Who needs shiny objects when there is ripe fruit to Read More >>