It took me a couple weeks, but we finally got all of the apples that we were planning to preserve taken care of.
We bought 5 bushels of York, Granny Smith, and Ida Red apples from a school fundraiser. The apples came from a local farm. Five bushels was a lot more than I originally pictured.
One bushel |
Peeling by hand wasn't so bad once I set up a system like the week before. I would peel a large pile into a big platter and then go take care of those apples.
I started with apple pie filling. I had to order more of the cornstarch-like product that is needed for canning and I was sure to order a lot so that I'd always have some on hand and then I got to work.