Applesauce

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This is by far the best applesauce I have every tasted! I used a mixture of apples provided by my food co-op. The apples were from The Apple Castle.

Instead of using sugar, I used 100% Agave Nectar. Truth be told, it really did not need any additional sweetening. I left the sauce kinda chunky because that is how Tom likes it best!

Ingredients:

4 cups water
24 (or so) apples
Juice of ½ lemon
6 whole cloves
2 sticks cinnamon
½ cup sugar (optional)

Directions:

1. Put about 2 inches of water in the bottom of a saucepan (4 cups or so). Put the pan on the stovetop and turn the burner on low.
2. Peel the apples, cut them into pieces, and add them to the water. Make sure to cut out any bad spots!
3. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into the mix to stop the apples from turning brown.
4. Add the cloves and cinnamon.
5. Cook on medium to low heat until the apples turn to mush--maybe a half hour to an hour.
6. Taste. If it's too tart, add sugar.
7. Pick out the cloves and cinnamon, and serve!

If you want to freeze it, put the applesauce in a container and stick it in the freezer. It tastes just as great when you thaw it.