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Farm Kitchen:  Homemade Applesauce with . . . what spices?  |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
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 Posted - Dec 21 2006 : 1:59:23 PM
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I'm making some applesauce -- usually I like to add some cinnamon, but thought about the new apple pie spice mix I just bought -- it has cinnamon, cassia bud powder, West indies nutmeg, and ground mace in it -- 2 tsp for a 9-inch pie. Could I use that to flavor the applesauce? Or is the nutmeg and mace too strong 'raw'?
I may wimp out and just use my Saigon cinnamon.
What do you add to your applesauce? |
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
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Posted - Dec 21 2006 : 2:07:57 PM
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I think it would be fine...just start out slow and add more to taste. My family loves spices, so it would go over great here.
Trina
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Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. Proverbs 27:23 |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Dec 21 2006 : 2:48:56 PM
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I bet it would be wonderful. I love the taste of nutmeg! I usually use cinnamon, a little nutmeg and a smidge of cloves..but the mix would be good too I bet.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Dec 21 2006 : 5:21:38 PM
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I do exactly what Jenny does, but also add a smidge of allspice too!I would try a small batch and see how it tastes. Maybe just a cereal bowl full and season to taste to see if you like it before you season the whole batch. Never had cassia bud to my knowledge, atleast I am not aware of how it tastes! I notice my family seems to like stronger seasoning lately, even the baby!
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Edited by - bramble on Dec 21 2006 5:24:42 PM |
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ponyexpress
True Blue Farmgirl
320 Posts
Sandy
Kirkwood
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Dec 21 2006 : 8:04:09 PM
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Many years ago, we went to a little resort in the Ozarks with the kids. Meals were served family style and my step-daughter begged me to get the recipe for the "home-made applesauce." Finally, I cornered the cook and she replied, "Take a can of Mussleman's, add a little sugar and cinnamon and heat it through. Voila - homemade!" I never revealed the secret. ;-}
Sandy in Missouri
I'm at that age where I need my own warning label! |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Dec 21 2006 : 8:51:26 PM
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OK, I went with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cardamom. This is a combo I'd just made a 5-spice sugar with and it was so good in my tea that I thought it would be good in the applesauce as well. I skipped the sugar and added cinnamon and then small amounts of the other spices. It tastes great! Real test is tomorrow, when I'll serve it chilled with brown bread at the in-laws.
Oh, I love the spices at the holidays! |
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
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Posted - Dec 22 2006 : 7:27:03 PM
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Katie,
My daughter only likes the crispiest apples, so I am forever make applesauce. I just peel, core and chuck the apples; put in a pot with a little apple juice (if I have any) or water and cook on low. I have used both pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon depending on what I feel like at the monent. My daughter likes the pumpkin pie spice better. She says it has a richer flavor. |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Dec 22 2006 : 8:25:50 PM
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Thanks, Jennifer -- That's how I make my applesauce, too -- just a bit of apple juice added, and cooked on low. No sugar added. I like the idea of using the pumpkin pie spice -- although I don't have a separate spice mix for that; I just use the spices listed on the Libby's pumpkin label! cinnamon, allspice, , nutmeg, and cloves, I think?
I'll make more soon -- everyone loved the homemade aplesauce today! |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Dec 22 2006 : 9:27:26 PM
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ripe chunky apples!!
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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