Adventures in Canning - THE SEQUEL

While we were at Albertson's a few days ago, the produce man came on the intercom and announced that they had boxes of Honeycrisp Apples for two dollars a box. Visions of food storage danced through my head and I made my dear husband go get as many as he could - much to his dismay. (His visions and mine are often a bit different.) We got four boxes of apples. So, here's the story of how a girl can make her visions become reality.

So, I haven't had apple chips since I was a little girl - you know, the proper homemade kind. I borrowed a dryer from my Mom and one from my friend Jenny - thanks - and VOILA!!. . . delicious crunchy snack. (Ashland loves them - Cadence, not so much.)

Here are some of my little helpers. Ben joined in the fun during his lunch break - and Cadence helped when she got home from school.

Isn't this a beautiful illustration of the process of making applesauce. I'm quite proud of both the pictures and the actual events.

At this point in the canning process, I was willing to let my girls get away with almost anything - I was so close to being done. You know that point?

The aftermath. I can't believe I did it - and all by myself. I've never attempted canning without my Mom. Twenty-two quarts of applesauce and a box of dried apples - What An Accomplishment - I'm still sitting here enjoying the little pops of the bottles as they are sealing - like music to my ears.