Apples are one of those fruits that are good all year long, but fall apples fresh from the orchards are best. crisp, sweet, and with a texture you won’t find on the apples that have been stored for months, it’s a great time to stock up on your favorite apple pie filling. Make it fabulous by using fresh lemon juice, whole nutmeg, and fresh ingredients.
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Fruit juice has gotten a bad rap over the last few years, not because it didn’t deserve it, but because the news media failed to mention that juice itself is not bad, it’s the processed juice that has sweeteners, conditioners, flavor packs, and more in them sold in stores. The juice you can create at home is full of nutrition and without any additives and preservatives.
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Freezing sweet cherries is a great way to have fresh cherries on hand all year round. Granted, cherries that have been frozen have a different texture than those that have not, but you can still do quite a bit with frozen cherries which makes them a great staple to have in the freezer.
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I have had a love affair with cherries since I was a kid. I remember my mom and dad taking us to the house she grew up in to pick them, though those were pie cherries, but that didn’t stop me from trying to pop one in my mouth during the picking process. Pie cherries aren’t generally sold in stores. What you’ll find there are sweet cherries and they make great dried cherries.
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I thought I didn’t like dehydrated fruit but as it turns out, it was the sickeningly sweet dried fruit that my grandmother ate that I didn’t like. Once I discovered the difference, I became a bit of a maniac drying things.
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