The crabapple (or “winter banana,” as apples were called in colonial times) is the only apple native to North America. Apples are members of the rose family, and most apples are still hand-picked. It takes about two pounds of those hand-picked apples to make one nine-inch apple pie.
Visit urbanext.illinois.edu for more fun facts about apples.
For an easy way to make your house smell deliciously fall-like, try making homemade applesauce. We just use apples, sugar, and water in our applesauce. It can sit on the stove for a couple of hours, or in a crock-pot all day (and it’s delicious warm!).
What’s your favorite apple craft or recipe?
– Davonne Parks
When I was a little girl, I remember an adult cutting an apple in half and letting me paint the halves and press them down on paper to make a pretty design. That was neat when I was young! When I was a freshman, I made my first apple pie alone. It was fun to make, but tough to figure out the cross-hatching design on the top (it burned a little lol!). Then just last night, my mother made an apple crisp. It was delicious! I think I’ll ask next time for a little more cinnamon, though. 🙂 Yum!