Ah, fall! My favorite time of the year! The beauty of the colors as the trees put on their final adornment before settling in for the winter. Thoughts reflect on bonfires, hayrides, crisp mornings and crystal clear star-filled evening skies........And apples! Crispy, sweet, juicy, tart bundles of pleasure for the mouth.
Cider, apple pies, cobblers all share their place in my earliest fall memories. Grandma Clark made the best applesauce, Grandma Lane the best pies, and Mom the best cobblers. So, let's make some apple goodies!
Cinnamon Applesauce
4-6 large apples, peeled, cored and sliced, preferrably Winesap, Courtland or other cooking apples. I prefer Winesap!
1/4 cup water
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 Cinnamon red hots or Imperials
Place sliced apples, water and juice in the food processor and process until smooth, in small batches. Add to large saucepan. Stir in red hots and cook over medium heat until the red hots are completely melted. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Pack in to 1 pint freezer containers, leaving 1/2" from the top. Seal and freeze.
