A Kitchen of Canning

It's the end of tomato season and the beginning of apple season in Martin and Sylvia's house — which means it is time to can food for the winter. When Sylvia expresses some hesitation about all the work involved, Momma inspires her sense of adventure through every step of the process — including clean up!

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Sparkle Kitchen: Momma’s Spiced Applesauce

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Sparkle Kitchen Sparkle Kitchen: Applesauce

Homemade applesauce—typically dolloped onto a bowl of warm oatmeal at our house—is like a fuzzy scarf and a hug as the weather starts to turn colder.

Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Crafts: Applesauce Labels!

This week’s At Home with Martin and Sylvia tale about making applesauce is a favorite in our house. The story is called "A Kitchen of Canning."

Sparkle Kitchen Sparkle Kitchen: Momma’s Spiced Applesauce

Spiced applesauce! Cinnamon, cardamom, allspice. Can’t you already smell and taste it? Yum. We’ve got Momma’s recipe for you — all you need are ripe apples, some honey, some lemon juice, and a few lovely spices.