Its apple season time - a few tips

**homesteadmamma** · 09-21-2002, 12:08 PM

Apples stored in your fridge, away from pungent foods, can keep for up to 3 months.

Always check your apples before storing. One bad apple can ruin the whole lot.

A pound of apples equals 1 1/2 c. sauce, 3 c. sliced or 2 c. chopped apples

To prevent browning, dip cut apple pieces in water and a squeeze of orange juice.

Applesauce can be a substitution for zucchini in both bread and muffin mixes.

Apples that are diced go well in coleslaw.

Enjoy the apple season.

**Kindred-Spirit** · 09-21-2002, 12:25 PM

If your buying apples by the bushel, wrap each one seperately in newspaper so the old saying "one bad apple ruins them all" or something like that. lol
We did 3 bushels and kept them till early summer in our pantry.

**Dixie** · 09-22-2002, 01:54 AM

Thanks for the info, ladies! I live in the heart of "apple country", so we buy lots of apples. There are thousands of acres of apple orchards within a few miles of my house. I love the smell of apples ripening on the trees.