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Posted by off kilter quilter@somwherequi on October 4, 2009, 6:09 pm
Ok, so I finally got around to making homemade applesauce with my
mother. Surprisingly, we haven't had a single fight this visit, and
when I asked if she knew how to make it, I got a look of utter
shock....not sure if it was because she didn't expect the question or
because I actually asked for her help.
Anyway, I have managed to misplace my Ball Blue Book of Canning, so
opted to use the recipe from Joy of Cooking. Not too bad, if I do say
so myself. However, it did lead to a question......why put butter in
the apples when you are mashing them?? Actually, I put them in the
blender because we aren't chunky sauce kind of people, but
still....why butter in applesauce??
Karen and I were talking about this earlier, and even using Google or
Ask.com, no answer could be found......I thought, if anybody might
know the answer, it would be all y'all (yes, I've been here too long
when I start talking like the natives).
Any ideas??
Larisa
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Posted by Taria on October 4, 2009, 6:15 pm
My jam recipes have a bit of butter to cut down on the
foam that can form on the top of the fruit mixture, in
the pan and in the jar. Not sure but it might be the
same for applesauce?
HTH, Taria
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> Ok, so I finally got around to making homemade applesauce with my
> mother. Surprisingly, we haven't had a single fight this visit, and
> when I asked if she knew how to make it, I got a look of utter
> shock....not sure if it was because she didn't expect the question or
> because I actually asked for her help.
> Anyway, I have managed to misplace my Ball Blue Book of Canning, so
> opted to use the recipe from Joy of Cooking. Not too bad, if I do say
> so myself. However, it did lead to a question......why put butter in
> the apples when you are mashing them?? Actually, I put them in the
> blender because we aren't chunky sauce kind of people, but
> still....why butter in applesauce??
> Karen and I were talking about this earlier, and even using Google or
> Ask.com, no answer could be found......I thought, if anybody might
> know the answer, it would be all y'all (yes, I've been here too long
> when I start talking like the natives).
> Any ideas??
> Larisa
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Posted by Julia in MN on October 4, 2009, 6:41 pm
Maybe because everything is better with butter :) But I've never put
butter in applesauce. Back in the days when I did a lot of canning, I
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used my Foley mill for making applesauce <http://tinyurl.com/yajy6fs>. I
washed the apples, cut them in quarters, cooked them until tender with a
little water, and put them through the Foley mill. No peeling or coring
necessary. The peelings and seeds stayed in the mill. A potato ricer
could be used in a similar way, but isn't too efficient if you're making
a lot of applesauce. The applesauce does have more color than when the
apples are peeled.
Julia in MN
off kilter quilter@somwherequiet.net wrote:
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> Ok, so I finally got around to making homemade applesauce with my
> mother. Surprisingly, we haven't had a single fight this visit, and
> when I asked if she knew how to make it, I got a look of utter
> shock....not sure if it was because she didn't expect the question or
> because I actually asked for her help.
>
> Anyway, I have managed to misplace my Ball Blue Book of Canning, so
> opted to use the recipe from Joy of Cooking. Not too bad, if I do say
> so myself. However, it did lead to a question......why put butter in
> the apples when you are mashing them?? Actually, I put them in the
> blender because we aren't chunky sauce kind of people, but
> still....why butter in applesauce??
>
> Karen and I were talking about this earlier, and even using Google or
> Ask.com, no answer could be found......I thought, if anybody might
> know the answer, it would be all y'all (yes, I've been here too long
> when I start talking like the natives).
>
> Any ideas??
>
> Larisa
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on October 4, 2009, 7:04 pm
off kilter quilter@somwherequiet.net wrote:
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> Ok, so I finally got around to making homemade applesauce with my
> mother. Surprisingly, we haven't had a single fight this visit, and
> when I asked if she knew how to make it, I got a look of utter
> shock....not sure if it was because she didn't expect the question or
> because I actually asked for her help.
>
> Anyway, I have managed to misplace my Ball Blue Book of Canning, so
> opted to use the recipe from Joy of Cooking. Not too bad, if I do say
> so myself. However, it did lead to a question......why put butter in
> the apples when you are mashing them?? Actually, I put them in the
> blender because we aren't chunky sauce kind of people, but
> still....why butter in applesauce??
>
> Karen and I were talking about this earlier, and even using Google or
> Ask.com, no answer could be found......I thought, if anybody might
> know the answer, it would be all y'all (yes, I've been here too long
> when I start talking like the natives).
>
> Any ideas??
>
> Larisa
It gives it a richer flavour that goes well with pork and ham.
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Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
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Posted by teleflora on October 4, 2009, 9:41 pm
Other than the fact that butter makes everything taste better, nope, can't
think of a single reason.
:-)
Cindy
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> Ok, so I finally got around to making homemade applesauce with my
> mother. Surprisingly, we haven't had a single fight this visit, and
> when I asked if she knew how to make it, I got a look of utter
> shock....not sure if it was because she didn't expect the question or
> because I actually asked for her help.
> Anyway, I have managed to misplace my Ball Blue Book of Canning, so
> opted to use the recipe from Joy of Cooking. Not too bad, if I do say
> so myself. However, it did lead to a question......why put butter in
> the apples when you are mashing them?? Actually, I put them in the
> blender because we aren't chunky sauce kind of people, but
> still....why butter in applesauce??
> Karen and I were talking about this earlier, and even using Google or
> Ask.com, no answer could be found......I thought, if anybody might
> know the answer, it would be all y'all (yes, I've been here too long
> when I start talking like the natives).
> Any ideas??
> Larisa
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> mother. Surprisingly, we haven't had a single fight this visit, and
> when I asked if she knew how to make it, I got a look of utter
> shock....not sure if it was because she didn't expect the question or
> because I actually asked for her help.
> Anyway, I have managed to misplace my Ball Blue Book of Canning, so
> opted to use the recipe from Joy of Cooking. Not too bad, if I do say
> so myself. However, it did lead to a question......why put butter in
> the apples when you are mashing them?? Actually, I put them in the
> blender because we aren't chunky sauce kind of people, but
> still....why butter in applesauce??
> Karen and I were talking about this earlier, and even using Google or
> Ask.com, no answer could be found......I thought, if anybody might
> know the answer, it would be all y'all (yes, I've been here too long
> when I start talking like the natives).
> Any ideas??
> Larisa