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Grandma Pearl's Applesauce
A recipe made entirely by taste, without measured quantities.
Ingredients
- Apples, as many as needed
- Sugar, to taste
- Water, enough to cover the apples
No measurements are supplied in the original handwritten recipe.
Directions from the notebook
- Peel, cube and core apples.
- Put in a pan and cover with water.
- Cook until soft, mash and add sugar.
Grandma Pearl's way of measuring
The creator asked Grandma Pearl why her applesauce recipe had no measurements at all. Grandma explained that you simply taste the applesauce and keep adding sugar until it gets to the point where it's supposed to be. This practical, sensory method is part of the family recipe, not a missing detail to replace with invented quantities.
This recipe came from Grandma Pearl through the creator's father.