Comments on The Green Phone Booth: Easy Crockpot Applesauce/Apple Butter

I have what is called a foley mill. The only thin...

2009-10-07T04:46:03.251-07:00

I have what is called a foley mill. The only thing I use it for is making applesauce. It is so easy, I wash the apples, cut in quarters, throw in a big pot with a little water. It doesn't take long to crank all the apples into sauce, the screen on the mill keeps all the skins, seeds etc. out and leaves pink smooth applesauce. I don't have my own trees, sometimes I buy commercial apples on sale but mostly I buy bags of apples from the farmers' market for making applesauce.

I just core the apples and dump them in unpeeled. ...

2009-10-03T09:35:09.482-07:00

I just core the apples and dump them in unpeeled. I have a hand blender and blend it up after it's cooled.

I love doing this...I get the apples ready after dinner, turn on the crock pot, and in the morning I have applesauce! Let it cool 1/2 hr, blend and refrigerate...it takes so little time!

Genius!

2009-10-02T13:23:04.423-07:00

Genius!

I usually can about 100 pints of applesauce every ...

2009-10-02T12:04:51.642-07:00

I usually can about 100 pints of applesauce every fall, and I LOVE the corer-peeler because then you dont' have to use the food mill at all.

I'm taking this year off from canning, though. I just couldnt' face the August tomatos. I'm getting tempted about applesauce again, though...

If you have the corer-peeler, and you have all those empty applesauce jars, you might want to dry apple rings. The corer-peeler makes lovely rings. The food dehydrator is currently the main source of heat at our house :)

The Crockpot just makes supper feel like a treat, ...

2009-10-02T11:24:54.150-07:00

The Crockpot just makes supper feel like a treat, like somebody came over and made it for you (because, hey, busy mamas can't be expected what they did four or eight hours ago).

I can't wait to try the applesauce. Wonderful! Thank you!

Gotta love the crockpot method!! Thanks for turnin...

2009-10-02T11:00:55.754-07:00

Gotta love the crockpot method!! Thanks for turning me on to her great site.

I don't have a food mill either but reading the comments makes me think I really need one of those!

Cool! the food mill method is good to know about....

2009-10-02T08:46:10.713-07:00

Cool! the food mill method is good to know about...I personally (blush) don't have one, so I've never gone there. Also, I confess that the only time I buy conventional (not organic) apples is when they are on really good sale, and I buy them expressly to make pies and applesauce with, so in that case I definitely would want to take the peels off. How long does the food mill part take?

(I'm so envious of y'all who have your own trees!)

I make applesauce without peeling and coring. I on...

2009-10-02T07:57:47.551-07:00

I make applesauce without peeling and coring. I only trim out bad parts and worm holes (nope, we don't spray the trees). I put my apples through a hand crank food mill after cooking them. The mill removes the peels, cores, and seeds. The peel leaves the applesauce tinted pink. Pink applesauce is one of my nieces' favorites.

I just wash and core the apples. I've never p...

2009-10-02T05:37:16.856-07:00

I just wash and core the apples. I've never peeled them - they leave a nice natural pinkish tinge of color my kids noticed the store sauce was yellow only. They cook down and I run them through a foodmill then the skins come off. (We aren't chunky fans)

Apple butter in the crockpot makes the house smell WONDERFUL!!