A Fun Day!

Today was a fun day--though now I am quite tired after it all!  This morning Baby Fox and I went over to my mother-in-law's house to make some applesauce!  It was so much fun spending the day with her and we ended up making lots!  This was my FIRST experience making it!

(please pardon the quality of the pics I only had my cell phone on me today!) First I brought over my canning equipment (some of which I found at the local thrift store!) and a great amount of my bushel of apples Mr. Fox and I got at the farm market the other week ago.  Don't they look tasty?  They are many varieties.

And we cooked them.. And cooked them.. And cooked them.  The first batch took forever as we learned a tall but skinnier pot wasn't as convenient as just using a canning pot to cook them in.  We did that with the second batch.  We also added apples as I cooked to make the most out of this batch.

Getting closer and closer now!  I am so excited about all this!  We added a touch of nutmeg and some cinnamon and sugar to make it taste sweeter!  While we worked we talked about making baby food with a food mill.  Funnily enough I had already been thinking of making my own baby food when he/she comes as I found a book at a goodwill months ago on making baby food from scratch.  Here's a LINK if you want to see.  Not sure if that will really pan out of course but the idea of making some from scratch seems a healthier and cheaper idea to me thusfar. 

In the end, I had nine quarts full of yummy applesauce to bring home for my husband and I to eat through this upcoming winter!  We made several more jars for my new mom and dad to enjoy too. 


Have a good day and blessings to you all! :)