Ever since kindergarten, I have been terrified of what modern-day society calls applesauce. Applesauce is that tasteless, fear-producing apple mixture that has the texture of cooked oatmeal with the taste of processed-apple flavorings. I guess they figured over at the plant that if they put them in the cute little containers and shoot the sauce full of fruit extracts (with fruits that shouldn't even be in applesauce), that kids will love them. I don't know if it was just me, but as a kid I would have much rather had an apple (and that's saying a lot for a little child).
What has happened to the real applesauce? You know, the kind with hearty goodness put in. It's the kind where you can actually taste the fruity chunks. I could bet you a million bucks (or maybe just ten) that the pioneer women would in no way recognize our processed sauce for their delicious traditional recipe. What they used for a scrumptious dessert we now only use as a child's side dish.
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The saying "it's more American than apple pie" never held much weight with me. "It's more American than apple," is the phrase I like to use. That's because when I think of apples, I think of sunshiny apple orchards in beautiful American fields. Apples may not be primarily an American food, but we sure have done pretty amazing things with it. It's time we respect the apples and give them a proper recipe.
There is a point to all this madness. Let's do better by our apples and not make them into mush. Just look at the pioneers, they made them into a great applesauce that nowadays we would call more of a chopped up spiced, baked apple. Really, is that so wrong?
There is something special and delicious to a simple apple recipe with very few ingredients. It makes you feel warm and at home inside. I think this recipe could prove to some of those high tech chef's nowadays that there can be great taste in the simplicity and warmth of a basic recipe.
Food corporations could use some advice form the ladies of the pioneer, or for that matter from my little sister. Suddenly, the little girl who disliked "applesauce" has found that she loves the real applesauce. The one cooked in a pan. My greatest reward, as an adult, will be having the knowledge that when I have children they will be telling me how much the love applesauce.....and believe me, it won't be the school kid's variety.
"This Ain't No School Kid's Applesauce"*
Ingredients: 1 and 1/3 pound of Granny Smith apples cored and peeled plus cut into 1/8ths, ¼ tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ cup packed brown sugar, ½ cup water, and 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg.
1) Boil the apples and salt in the water within a 3 quart saucepan. Stir occasionally. Then reduce the heat. Simmer for about ten minutes. Stir occasionally. Then reduce the heat to simmering. Simmer for about ten minutes. Stir occasionally as you break up the apples. Apples should be tender when done.
2) Sir in the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Boil. Continue boiling and stirring for about 1 minute. Cover with plastic wrap and put in refrigerator until ready to serve.
*Base of recipe from Betty Crocker and then I molded it from there.
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