The return of diaper diva

Wow. Over 1 year since my last post....Don't worry, all is ok on the homefront....I have very recently discovered Twitter... Many talk show hosts talk about it and celebrities seem to be quite engaged to using it..so I thought I would check it out.... Guess what..it is pretty cool. I can get updated on my favorite celebrities from trustworthy sources. I thought that I would post the link to my blog on my twitter page to see what type of response I would get from my followers.
My last blog topic was canning peaches. I canned peaches again this year. Fun...and I am happy to report that I will also be canning pears and applesauce. Those peaches sure tasted better than store bought. Perhaps it was because the peaches were prepared with love and were grown close to home. Whatever the reason, nothing beats homemade. I will use the same recipe for syrup with the pears as I have with the peaches.
I have attached a link to the recipe I will be using, however, I hope to not add any sugar..Enjoy..

//http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/applesauce/


There is nothing better than homemade applesauce with hand-picked apples, and it is so easy to do! If you want chunky applesauce, use a potato masher to mash the cooked apples. If you prefer smooth apple sauce, run the cooked apples through a food mill. The key is adding a few strips of lemon peel to the apples while cooking. The lemon heightens the apple flavor.

Homemade Applesauce Recipe

Preparation time: 45 minutes. The sugar amounts are just guidelines, depending your taste, and on the sweetness of your apples, use less or more. If you use less sugar, you'll likely want to use less lemon juice. The lemon juice brightens the flavor of the apples and balances the sweetness.
Ingredients
3 to 4 lbs of peeled, cored, and quartered apples. (Make sure you use a good cooking apple like Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Jonathan, Mcintosh, or Gravenstein.)
4 strips of lemon peel - use a vegetable peeler to strip 4 lengths
Juice of one lemon, about 3-4 Tbsp
3 inches of cinnamon stick
1/4 cup of dark brown sugar
up to 1/4 cup of white sugar
1 cup of water
1/2 teaspoon of salt
Method
1 Put all ingredients into a large pot. Cover. Bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes.
2 Remove from heat. Remove cinnamon sticks and lemon peels. Mash with potato masher.
Ready to serve, either hot or refrigerated. Delicious with vanilla ice cream or vanilla yogurt.
Freezes easily, lasts up to one year in a cold freezer.