I decided this morning to make apple sauce. We certainly have enough apples on the trees, but I must tell you, without proper care and fungicides, the apples are small, mottled and sort of icky.
What this means is that you need to peel and core every apple and discard anything that looks bad. I worked for nearly two hours doing this, at times alone and at times with Jack.
I was trying to keep up with the cleaning and things and I checked on the cooking apples and the apples had begun to burn to the bottom of the pan! Fortunately, I caught it in time and avoided yet another kitchen disaster.
The apples are slowly cooking now and will need a lot of sweetening. I tasted the apple mash, which is cooking down and it sure is tart!
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I cooked a turkey on Friday and then made Turkey Soup on Saturday. After boning the turkey on Friday evening, I put all the bones, a couple of onions and carrots into a crockpot with a little bit of chicken stock and enough water to cover all the bones, and cooked it overnight to make the soup base.
If you have never made your soup base this way, give it a try. I find you wind up with incredible tasting soup broth!
So, tonight I am taking some of that broth and making a turkey casserole. Turkey seems to sit well with me this day. Although I am sure Jack will complain. (He did!)
Our darling Anneliese shows more signs of blindness. She startles easily and sticks to me or to Jack and to her brother Arnie.
You know, one of the most beautiful things to have watched the last 12 years, is the love that Anneliese and her brother have shared since day one! Imagine how lucky we feel to have shared in their lives. Brother and sister, and we have owned them since the very day Greta gave birth to them.
At birth, Arnie on the left and Anneliese on the right.
Anneliese left and Arnie, right. About 7 weeks old.
Yes, raising your very own sibling pups right from birth has been an experience of a lifetime.
Arnie left and Anneliese, right.
We are blessed, that’s for sure!
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Also, today is the birthday of my dearest friend, Uschi! I wish her a Happy Birthday and good health and much joy in the year ahead!!!
What wonderful photos of the young Arnie and Anneliese, and cheers dear to Uschi.
Such sweet photos of your dogs. So sorry Anneliese is going blind, hopefully her brother will guide her along.
Hope your Apple sauce and turkey came out great 🙂
So sweet!