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Farm Kitchen:  What to do with crab apples??  |
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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 Posted - Aug 11 2009 : 09:44:41 AM
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Turns out, two of the trees in our yard are crab apple trees. We are going to have a pretty good crop. I don't know what to do with them. I looked on allrecipes and there isn't anything there. I was thinking of some sort of jelly. I loff apple jelly.
Anyone have a good recipe for the jelly or anything, crab apple-wise??
Winona 
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Tanna
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tanna
Fort Worth
TX
USA
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Tanna
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tanna
Fort Worth
TX
USA
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Posted - Aug 11 2009 : 12:20:41 PM
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Cassie also used to make something like this :
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1945,159162-252196,00.html
Now I am Crabapple obsessed! I have never seen them in TX, Cassie lived in Arkansas...
I may have to add Crabapple trees to my list to plant along with wild Plum.
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Aug 11 2009 : 1:18:38 PM
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I also make Crabapple jelly. One year I tried Crabapples in my Apple Butter and it came out so good!
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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Heather B
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Longmont
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Aug 11 2009 : 4:00:55 PM
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I know you were thinking jellies but have you ever thought of making crabapple wine? Its very nice especially on a summer eveing. We make it almost every year.
Heather
"Only your real friends tell you when your face is dirty"
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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Posted - Aug 11 2009 : 7:04:01 PM
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I'll have to try the canning and/or the spiced apples. They sound so good!
As for the wine, thanks but no-can-do. Can't do anything alcoholic, even crab apples! :-)
Winona :-)
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 04:02:45 AM
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You can make a pickled crab apples as well. My son loves crab apple syrup. He uses it on pancakes and waffles.
I make the syrup and use it as pectin in all my jams and jellies. It jells nicely, takes a bit more cooking. And you can use sugar to taste. I can dig out the recipe if anyone is interested.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 06:39:08 AM
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Post your recipe Michele! I have quite a crop of crab apples here & would love to do something with them for a change.
Dawn in IL |
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
2308 Posts
Julie
Medina
ND
USA
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Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 07:27:28 AM
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I use this recipe to make juice, it tastes wonderful during the holidays, heated in your crock-pot or perculator with a few cinnamon sticks added to it. We also like it for breakfast.
CRAB-APPLE JUICE
1 ice cream pail of apples
5 qt. water
8 tsp. cream of tartar
Bring water to a boil. Add the cream of tartar, pour over apples. Cover; let stand 36 hours. Strain add 1 cup sugar to 10 cups juice. Heat to boiling Seal in hot sterilized jars. Process 10 minutes in boiling water bath.
Enjoy.
Julie
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
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Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 7:55:24 PM
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I made pickle crabapples and they were great. You can also make a sauce.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4179 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 14 2009 : 05:36:32 AM
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Sorry took a while, been combineing oats, and baling straw.
Making Crab Apple Syrup
Chop apples in half, ( skins, cores, and all) into a largeenameled or stainless-steel container, with: 1 cup water for every 3 cups apples (roughly)
Stew over moderate heat until apples disintegrate, 1-2 hours.
Stir the mixture: it should be liquid, like a cream soup; add water if necessary and cook a little longer to mix it in.
Line a number of containers with cheesecloth, dish towel,handiwipe, anything to strain it in. add 2 cups of apple glop
and hang to drip over bowl. Do not press or squeeze, but allow to drip 3-4 hours or over night.
This is "Apple Syrup" unsweetened. To sweeten add 1 cup white sugar or 3/4 cup honey for every 2 cups of syrup and simmer until mixed. You may can or freeze this. I add sugar to taste.
To use this for jelly add equal amounts of prepared fruit syrup, with the apple syrup. The recipe says do not do more then 4 cups of fruit syrup at a time, as it won't jell. I add sugar to taste.
For a slightly jelled jam add 1 part crabapple syrup to 3 parts fruit pulp.
I hope this works for all of you. It is the only "pectin"
Got to go to work now
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prairielandherbs
True Blue Farmgirl
690 Posts
Maggie
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2009 : 07:57:36 AM
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| I make a rosemary or sage flavored crabapple syrup, and add it to teas or sparkling water. YUM! |
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