A Saucy Afternoon…
Posted October 9th, 2007 by Sarah N
Yesterday I made applesauce with my grandmother. Totally and completely by hand, the way she’s always done it, and her mother before her. Nothing plugged in, nothing humming (except us), nothing wasting electricity or making more dishes dirty (again, except us when we stopped for an ice cream break).
Several weeks ago I commented to Grandma that applesauce was the last thing I wanted to put up for this winter (after tomatoes, peppers, peaches and corn). Sure enough, true to her farm-girl, “get-it-done” nature, she went ahead and purchased a bushel of Macintosh apples for the job.
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