It is simply magical living in an area where a “Special Forecast” means pretty leaves and not dangerous weather. I lived on under a darker umbrella for a time. Trust me, this special forecast from our ABC affiliate WDIO is absolutely charming.
It’s a Leaf Forecast!
How can anything other than apple picking and canning seem important when such optimism and importance is placed on our gorgeous landscape?
I don’t have a counter argument. Instead, I spend my mornings chopping, dicing, and stewing bushels of locally grown apples.
Use nature to flavor your apple sauce.
A family friend picked these apples on a gusty night with only a headlamp for company. He wanted the apples off his trees before the storm hit and his vacation began. He delivered the apples to my mother before the sun came up.
I had to find a recipe to equal his efforts. I found it with the help of Maple Syrup tapped from our neighbor’s trees.
Pure Maple Syrup + Hand Picked Apples= Autumn
My recipe for Maple Apple Sauce is below. My daughters’ and I also made a batch with brown sugar. Substitute 1/2 cup brown sugar for the maple syrup and add a dash of nutmeg. We used white sugar too. It’s good, but lacks the depth of flavor the maple and brown sugar offer.
3 Amazing Recipes for Apple Sauce
Don’t worry about canning your maple apple sauce. It won’t last long enough!
- 12 small apples
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- ¾ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Core and chop apples. Do not peel.
- Add ingredients to a pot.
- Cover. Cook over high heat until boiling.
- Lower heat to simmer 15 minutes.
- Stir frequently.
- Cool in pot.
