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So when you pick that many apples, you have to make more than just applesauce. Early risers at Kelsey’s work benefited from Apple Crisp at 4 am!

Picked. Cleaned. Chopped. Cooked. Strained. Canned. Cooling- ready to be stored for the long cold months ahead.

Canning applesauce in the pressure canner.

Finally, applesauce ready for the eating.

We bought an Apple Saucer on Ebay this spring!

Cooked apples- starting to at least look like applesauce.

We are getting good use out of this enormous pot!

Kevin was in the groove here. Chopping and tossing the apples into the large pot. (The streaks are apple pieces.)

Cutting apples is easy when your friends buy you a Global knife as a wedding present! Thanks Meg & Adrian.

No, just the second stage of applesauce- 1st you pick them, then you clean them.

Kelsey, Gareth, Anna, Logan and lots of apples.

10 feet surrounding 2 bushels and a peck of apples.

Apple twins, a cute pair of apple picked and photographed by Kevin.

The before picture of Apple Cider. I think the storms we had a few days before were particularly hard on the trees and blew a lot of the apples off.

Kevin used his jacket from Stanley, ID to carry a particularly good batch of apples back to his bag (I said resourceful not a planner).

One of Kelsey’s Favorite shots of the day, from underneath an apple tree.

Kevin picking an apple!

Smiles a-plenty as the haul grows.

We walked till our feet were soaked and the apple trees were loaded with apples.

The day we went wasn’t particularly warm or pretty, but it did stay dry for us to pick.

Anna and Logan came along for their maiden voyage into apple picking.

Kevin, still recovering from being sick was less than thrilled to amuse Kelsey’s photography attempts.

Anna enjoying an fresh picked apple at the top of the hill next to Gareth.

Kevin and Logan Apple Picking at Saratoga Apple.