This weekend we drove over the river and through the woods to (Great) Grandmother's house for the annual making of apple butter. It was a brisk morning (low 40s) that turned into a beautiful day (high around 59), the perfect weather for apple butter.
Morgan and Julia stayed inside most of the morning watching Spooky Buddies and coloring crafts. But it's tradition that everyone take a turn stirring the apple butter, and Morgan wouldn't miss that for the world!
Above is the apple butter about 4 hours in. I think it boiled another hour before we canned it.
This year Morgan stirred the apple butter with no help! She loves being involved with it.
Then the girls were off to play. Aren't they just gorgeous? Best friends, for sure.
After a few pictures Morgan and Kole decided to collect leaves. Morgan made a leaf bouquet for herself and once it was finished she flung it in the air "like a bride" she said. Leaves went everywhere, but thankfully not in the apple butter (although it was close!).
The part of the day that Morgan looks forward to most.....eating the uncanned apple butter straight from the copper kettle. She LOVES it and was the first one outside with a spoon when it was time to can.
All in all we canned 91 pints (almost 11 1/2 gallons) of apple butter after 5 hours of stirring. It was a fun time, as always, and now we are stocked up for the winter!
No comments:
Post a Comment