Sadly, this is my last post regarding the Androscoggin Apple Co in Maine as I left there on Sunday. I have to back track a bit to catch up on my last week there. Most of the week (Monday-Saturday!) was spent making applesauce. We collected about twenty bushels that we (eventually) made into applesauce by the end of the week. Making applesauce is a looonnnngggg process, not only because of all the steps involved, but because of the amount of apples that had to be processed. I can’t even imagine doing it in a good harvest year, it would take months! My description isn’t exact, but should give you an idea of what we went through/ To make applesauce: 1. wash the apples to remove any grass, dirt, bugs, etc 2. run them through the crusher
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