{"id":846,"date":"2009-10-21T21:25:22","date_gmt":"2009-10-22T03:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=846"},"modified":"2009-10-21T22:01:59","modified_gmt":"2009-10-22T04:01:59","slug":"orange-winter-honey-creme-applesauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=846","title":{"rendered":"Orange Winter &#038; Honey Creme Applesauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DriftlessAppetite\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drftlssappetite\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-rss nolightbox\" data-provider=\"rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe to our RSS Feed\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/driftlessappetite\/ynOY\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rss\" title=\"Subscribe to our RSS Feed\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/rss.png\" \/><\/a><p>It&#8217;s that time of the year again.\u00a0 Gold and rust colored leaves are slowly falling and piling up in the yard.\u00a0 The last of our apples have fallen and slowly rotting.\u00a0 The perennials have dried up and the ornamental grass seems frozen in an ungraceful dancer&#8217;s position.\u00a0 My nose, fingers, and toes are already numb.\u00a0 Maybe I should make a little hat for my nose?\u00a0 Nah, it would not stay anyway.\u00a0 Right in the middle of my face is a distinctively flat Filipino nose.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve tried to remedy it.\u00a0 When I was young I used to pinch it with a clothespin for hours.\u00a0 Anyway, speaking of the nose, I love the smells of autumn.\u00a0 My favorite scents are burning leaves, baking apples, browned butter, and spices.\u00a0 I wanted to make the house smell like autumn.\u00a0 Burning leaves in the house was not an option so I made some baked applesauce instead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-847\" title=\"applesauce\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/applesauce.jpg\" alt=\"applesauce\" width=\"1000\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/applesauce.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/applesauce-300x273.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fall and spring have a way of turning me into a blabbering poet.\u00a0 Hey, I&#8217;m not claiming to be a good one but I&#8217;m brave enough to share anyway.\u00a0 Why don&#8217;t you share one of yours? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How to Make Applesauce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A<\/strong>rrive at the orchard then<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>P<\/strong>ick the best tasting<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>P<\/strong>iece of apple by<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>L<\/strong>ingering over<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>E<\/strong>ach bucket while<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>S<\/strong>alivating and sampling one<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A<\/strong>fter the other<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>U<\/strong>ntil you find the one that will<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>C<\/strong>ook up best to<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>E<\/strong>at.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here&#8217;s the boring <strong>RECIPE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>5 lbs. of apples any kind (about 7-8 med. sized ones)\u00a0 I used the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickapoo-orchard.com\/\"><strong>Kickapoo Orchard&#8217;s<\/strong> <\/a>Orange Winter apples<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/2 c. Honey Crisp apple cider (from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunriseapples.com\/\"><strong>Sunrise Orchards, Inc<\/strong>.<\/a>)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/3 c. granulated sugar (use more or less depending on the tartness of the apples)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1 T. molasses<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>2 T. Apple Blossom Brand honey creme (from Blue River, WI)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/2 t. cinnamon<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>14 t. nutmeg<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>3 whole pieces of allspice (not ground)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/2 t. salt<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Peel and core the apples.\u00a0 Slice and place in an enameled cast iron pot.\u00a0 Mix the rest of the ingredients and bake covered for on hour.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t forget to fish out the allspice.\u00a0 Mash with a fork and place in sterilized jars.\u00a0 Follow normal canning procedures.\u00a0 Store in the refrigerator.\u00a0 I ended up making three 1\/2 pint jars.<\/p>\n<p>*The Orange Winter apples were quite tart.\u00a0 They were almost like Granny Smith apples but a little bit juicier and lighter.\u00a0 I could not detect a hint of orange if that&#8217;s what the name implied.\u00a0 By the way, warm applesauce taste really good with a tiny bit of vanilla ice cream.\u00a0 It melts gloriously and you get a &#8220;winter soup&#8221; dessert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year again.\u00a0 Gold and rust colored leaves are slowly falling and piling up in the yard.\u00a0 The last of our apples have fallen and slowly rotting.\u00a0 The perennials have dried up and the ornamental grass seems frozen in an ungraceful dancer&#8217;s position.\u00a0 My nose, fingers, and toes are already numb.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[47,39,48,27],"class_list":["post-846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-cooking","tag-apples","tag-applesauce","tag-honey","tag-recipe","no-featured-image"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=846"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":889,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846\/revisions\/889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}