Fried Tofu and Applesauce

What we did at Paeter's on Saturday night besides making fried tofu and other goodies.

I told Paeter he should bust out the ceiling so we could really have a climbing wall.... not a bad idea!

On Sunday I started a huge project. I grew up making applesauce but we always froze it. So this year I decided to teach myself to can it. For the next five hours I was rushing around the kitchen between washing jars, keeping them hot, making sure the water was boiling, cutting more and more apples, cooking apples, churning apples and all the while deperately hoping that the jars would seal. All those steps are basically going at the same time. At one point I called over Shannon to tell me what a sealed jar would feel or look like. That was really helpful. My friend Autumn was writing on her blog about wearing a bun and feeling like a spinster.... welll Autumn... I think I gotcha beat! I was wearing a bun and canning. That has to be the epitomy of spinstership! Anyways, we'll "spin" together!

First you have to cook down the apples and then put them through the churn.

I always make applesauce with the skins on so that it's pink.

Nice and Tight...

Canning is easy but a timely project. I had water boiling for 5 hours straight, plus many others things happening all at one time.

The finished product! My neighbor Shannon and I tried some..... wow!.....soooo good!