Applesauce in China

My family likes homemade applesauce, 
I do not.  However, because I love them I make it for them every fall.  I wasn't sure that would happen here.  I didn't know if I could get a type of apple that would cook down and get it in quantity.  I have met the right people and they know where to get the right apples, yahoo!  There will be another post about that excursion.  Here we have the applesauce process.  Mike actually taught me how to make it, I never made it before we married because, as I said, I don't eat it.

 Washing the apples, I actually used a bit of soap as they seemed much dirtier than what we get back home.  These apples are pretty tiny.  Not looking forward to peeling them for an apple pie.

 All cut up and into the pot they go.  They turned brown faster than any apple I ever used before.  And don't ask what kind they are because I can't translate the name, neither could my friend.

 Getting mushy, a good thing for applesauce.  Smmokin' hot!!

 Into the food mill, a very useful item I might add.
I only made a small pot because they are connoisseurs of applesauce and I didn't want a whole lot of stuff that no one would eat.

 These apples are rather dry, once they were put through the mill I only had to heat them to cook in the sugar and cinnamon, no cooking down needed.

The sauce passed muster.  They both enjoyed eating it.  Not the normal pink they are used to........hey, I found apples!!!






Love, fondly, sincerely,
zaijian,
Ramona