I have recently come into possession of around 300-400 good-sized crabapples (50-60 pounds). They're not the small little berry-like ones either; they're about 1/3 the size of regular apples and taste a bit like Pink Lady apples.
ITT, we suggest delicious recipes to use them in. I've found a couple recipes for crabapple pie, jam, juice, and even liquor, but I'd like to know if anyone has any good recipes for the things.
(http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/1501/crabapples.jpg)
That's about 60-70% of them: I still have some to pick.
(http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9496/crabapples2.jpg)
They taste delicious. IN MY MOUF.
Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!
Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 06:16:05 AM
Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!
Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!
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Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 06:16:05 AM
Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!
Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!
Has recipe for apple butter? I'm a pretty noob cook.
Tarts! Mmm...love me a crab apple tart! And dehydrating them to make apple chips (core, slice and put on baking sheet at low temp after sprinkling with lemon juice, after done you can sprinkle cinnamon sugar if you want).
I believe there are several recipes for apple pie floating around the forum, perhaps one of them would work with crab apples.
Failing that you could just stick them in your cheeks.
Quote from: Remington on August 31, 2010, 08:28:10 AM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 06:16:05 AM
Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!
Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!
Has recipe for apple butter? I'm a pretty noob cook.
I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:
Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 05:00:12 PM
Quote from: Remington on August 31, 2010, 08:28:10 AM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 06:16:05 AM
Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!
Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!
Has recipe for apple butter? I'm a pretty noob cook.
I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:
Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.
:o Could you do that with juice of any kind?
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 05:00:12 PM
Quote from: Remington on August 31, 2010, 08:28:10 AM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 06:16:05 AM
Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!
Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!
Has recipe for apple butter? I'm a pretty noob cook.
I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:
Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.
Looks like a recipe to me! Thanks!
/heads off to burn things
Quote from: Mistress Freeky, HRN on August 31, 2010, 05:05:49 PM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 05:00:12 PM
Quote from: Remington on August 31, 2010, 08:28:10 AM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 06:16:05 AM
Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!
Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!
Has recipe for apple butter? I'm a pretty noob cook.
I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:
Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.
:o Could you do that with juice of any kind?
Not juice; it must be whole fruit. But, yes.
Note: really watery fruit like plums take FOREVER.
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 08:07:20 PM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky, HRN on August 31, 2010, 05:05:49 PM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 05:00:12 PM
Quote from: Remington on August 31, 2010, 08:28:10 AM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 06:16:05 AM
Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!
Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!
Has recipe for apple butter? I'm a pretty noob cook.
I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:
Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.
:o Could you do that with juice of any kind?
Not juice; it must be whole fruit. But, yes.
Note: really watery fruit like plums take FOREVER.
Hm. What about dried fruits?
Quote from: Mistress Freeky, HRN on August 31, 2010, 08:55:24 PM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 08:07:20 PM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky, HRN on August 31, 2010, 05:05:49 PM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 05:00:12 PM
Quote from: Remington on August 31, 2010, 08:28:10 AM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 06:16:05 AM
Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!
Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!
Has recipe for apple butter? I'm a pretty noob cook.
I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:
Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.
:o Could you do that with juice of any kind?
Not juice; it must be whole fruit. But, yes.
Note: really watery fruit like plums take FOREVER.
Hm. What about dried fruits?
You can do it with dried fruit, but my food-preserving energy-conservationist nature is recoiling in horror. That's like reconstituting jerky in order to can it!
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 09:35:20 PM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky, HRN on August 31, 2010, 08:55:24 PM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 08:07:20 PM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky, HRN on August 31, 2010, 05:05:49 PM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 05:00:12 PM
Quote from: Remington on August 31, 2010, 08:28:10 AM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 06:16:05 AM
Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!
Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!
Has recipe for apple butter? I'm a pretty noob cook.
I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:
Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.
:o Could you do that with juice of any kind?
Not juice; it must be whole fruit. But, yes.
Note: really watery fruit like plums take FOREVER.
Hm. What about dried fruits?
You can do it with dried fruit, but my food-preserving energy-conservationist nature is recoiling in horror. That's like reconstituting jerky in order to can it!
But Sunmaid makes the raisin equivalent of mangos, and I bet it would be tasteee! :(
Quote from: Mistress Freeky, HRN on August 31, 2010, 09:42:49 PM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 09:35:20 PM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky, HRN on August 31, 2010, 08:55:24 PM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 08:07:20 PM
Quote from: Mistress Freeky, HRN on August 31, 2010, 05:05:49 PM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 05:00:12 PM
Quote from: Remington on August 31, 2010, 08:28:10 AM
Quote from: Nigel on August 31, 2010, 06:16:05 AM
Ahhhhh those are gorgeous! I am so full of envy!
Normally with crabapples I suggest jelly; with beautiful apples like those I would suggest either applesauce (so simple! Cut them up, cook them, can them) or apple butter. Yummy!
Has recipe for apple butter? I'm a pretty noob cook.
I do not has recipe. This is how I do it:
Peel, core, and cut up apples
Put in big pot with a little water (to get them started. Not much water)
Put in about half as much sugar as you have apples
Add some cinnamon and nutmeg
Simmer, uncovered, for a day or so, stirring frequently to avoid burning the bottom
When it's goopy, put in jars.
:o Could you do that with juice of any kind?
Not juice; it must be whole fruit. But, yes.
Note: really watery fruit like plums take FOREVER.
Hm. What about dried fruits?
You can do it with dried fruit, but my food-preserving energy-conservationist nature is recoiling in horror. That's like reconstituting jerky in order to can it!
But Sunmaid makes the raisin equivalent of mangos, and I bet it would be tasteee! :(
Start with fresh mangoes. They're common as dirt where you live, and way way cheaper than starting with dried mangoes.
Look at it like this: energy has been expended to preserve a fruit by drying it. When you buy that fruit, you are paying for the energy and handling that went into preserving it. Reconstituting it and re-preserving it a different way expends yet more energy through processing.
Start with fresh mangoes, then either dry them OR make mango butter. Pick one.
Okay.
It sounds a bit nuts but crabapple pickles are awesome!!
I didn't even know people ate crabapples. I just use them as projectiles.
I thought crabapples gave you the runs.
Quote from: Doktor Princess on September 01, 2010, 01:19:16 AM
I didn't even know people ate crabapples. I just use them as projectiles.
The ones I have in my backyard are basically mini Pink Lady Apples. They're bite-sized for your convenience!
I FUCKING WANT THEM!
DELICIOUS AND CUTE!
I WANT TO HUG THEM WITH MY MOUTH
We tried making some cider, but ended up with applesauce instead. It tastes and smells delicious, even if it does kind of look like vomit. Gonna buy a juicer tomorrow.
Juice achieved!
(http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/1501/crabapples.jpg) -------> (http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7360/juiceh.jpg)
(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7360/juiceh.jpg)
Each jar is 2 liters (1/2 a gallon for the Americkanis amongst us). There's still some pulp/sedment to filter out, but I'm going to let them settle overnight and try again tomorrow. It's really strong, I'll probably have to mix it 1:1 with water for the final product.
What's more, I still have about 100 cooking/eating-grade apples (1/2 of them in the bowl there). Gonna try for an apple pie or apple crisp :evil:
add a little honey and yeast
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on September 01, 2010, 05:59:37 AM
I FUCKING WANT THEM!
DELICIOUS AND CUTE!
They do sound delicious. Haven't had them in 30 years. My grandma used to make pies with them.
Quote from: Nurse Enabler on September 02, 2010, 05:24:47 PM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on September 01, 2010, 05:59:37 AM
I FUCKING WANT THEM!
DELICIOUS AND CUTE!
They do sound delicious. Haven't had them in 30 years. My grandma used to make pies with them.
You never told me you had a grandma.
Are there any OTHER secrets you're keeping?
Fuck, those are beautiful!
Mr. Language & I scavenged a bunch of apples from his neighbor's tree last night & are making applesauce. The apples were nowhere NEAR as purty as those, though!
I have three crabapple trees, but they're tiny berries only good for feeding birds.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on September 02, 2010, 05:49:26 PM
Quote from: Nurse Enabler on September 02, 2010, 05:24:47 PM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on September 01, 2010, 05:59:37 AM
I FUCKING WANT THEM!
DELICIOUS AND CUTE!
They do sound delicious. Haven't had them in 30 years. My grandma used to make pies with them.
You never told me you had a grandma.
Are there any OTHER secrets you're keeping?
Maybe!!! They are on a need to know basis.
Oh. My. God.
They are fermenting! Or something!
Over the weekend the juice became absofuckinglutely delicious, and is now bubbly (like champagne). It's kind of like those apple/grape juice "champagnes" you can buy at the store. :fap:
The bigger apple tree (red delicious, but x3-x4 bigger than the crabapples) gets harvested in a week!
Quote from: Remington on September 08, 2010, 04:54:29 AM
Oh. My. God.
They are fermenting! Or something!
Over the weekend the juice became absofuckinglutely delicious, and is now bubbly (like champagne). It's kind of like those apple/grape juice "champagnes" you can buy at the store. :fap:
The bigger apple tree (red delicious, but x3-x4 bigger than the crabapples) gets harvested in a week!
Unpasteurized apple juice ferments really fast... now you have "hard cider". :)
Victory!
If you haven't already, remove the apple crud mush bits from the cider by straining. It'll improve the taste a lot (and yeah the yeasting will continue)