Applesauce from cooking live

Ingredients

Directions

3 lb mixed apples, i.e.

: Cortland;

: McIntosh; Golden Delicious; : Gala;

: etc , cored and quartered ½ c water

¾ c to 1 cup sugar -- to taste : Juice of half a lemon 2 ts cinnamon -- optional

In a large saucepan combine the apples, ½ cup water and sugar, bring the liquid to a boil, and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally and breaking up the apples, for 20 minutes. When the apples are tender and the mixture is the consistency of a chunky puree pass the apples through a food mill and return to the saucepan.

Simmer the applesauce, gently, for an additional 5 to 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Adjust seasoning with lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon. Serve the applesauce warm or chilled.

Yield: 4 cups

Recipe By : COOKING LIVE SHOW #CL8745 From: "Angele And Jon Freeman" <jfreemadate: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 10:03:35 ~0500