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Applesauce

A historical recipe from Apples in Appealing Ways [1969], by United States. Agricultural Research Service. Human Nutrition Research Division (1969).

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A historical recipe

Apples in Appealing Ways [1969], by United States. Agricultural Research Service. Human Nutrition Research Division (1969). Project Gutenberg eBook #62284.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. ⅓ cup sugar

Method

  1. 6 servings, about ½ cup each 6 cups apple pieces (cored only, or pared and cored) 1 cup water ¼ to ⅓ cup sugar, as desired Cook apples in the water in a covered saucepan for 10 to 15 minutes or until tender.
  2. Add additional water, if needed to prevent sticking.
  3. Mash undrained, cooked, pared apples or put unpared ones through a food mill or sieve.
  4. Stir in sugar.
  5. NOTE: Applesauce will vary in texture, juiciness, and tartness with the variety of apple used.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Apples in Appealing Ways [1969], by United States. Agricultural Research Service. Human Nutrition Research Division (1969). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #62284 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62284). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.