Autumn is apple season. It’s time to make pies, crumbles, and applesauce. While the season is somewhat advanced, it is still possible to find apples suitable for sauce, such as Cortland or McIntosh. Applesauce is easy to make and economical, ideal to learn the art of home canning acidic foods.
As we have shown in a previous article, jars must be sterilized for safe canning. Prolonged exposure to a temperature of 100?C, the temperature of boiling water, destroys almost all microorganisms harmful to human health, such as yeasts, …