canning tomatoes

[KarenB]

cooking apples sauce as I type. Bountiful from at least 5 trees this year. I want to make apple butter this year. I seen many recipes for slow cooker and variations.

[Sew-old]

yup give some to me. My granny smith tree is slow and could use some apple jelly. my mother said I was too frugal when I peeled the apples for apple sauce and then cooked the peelings for jelly. made sense to me.

Ya, I know this now! Back then, new bride living the romantic notion of being a homecook but no one told me it could be dangerous! Now I make my own tomato sauce base. I cook then put through the food processor then strain. I can't stand seeds in my sauce. Then process. Much better results. Yesterday I harvested my first apple crop. I have 9 trees and 3 are ready. Hope the neighbours like apples. Not one last year. This year a bumper crop and the healthiest they have been. Very little black spot on them. Haven't been sprayed since I moved in 14 years ago. I'm going to make apple butter, pie filling, and sauce. Any other suggestions?

[K. Slink]

I posted an apple chutney recipe a long time ago called Tea Lane chutney, if you can't find it I'd be happy to send it on. It's a definite winner!