We love apples around here, but it seems this time of year when the bushels I purchased in the fall are gone that it is rare to find good apples. Most of the apples showing up in stores have been overwintered too and they are starting to get mealy and often "go bad" quickly after purchase. So what to do when you buy a bag of apples and find that they are going bad on you and no longer please your palette for fresh eating? When life gives you bad apples...make desert! (how ya like my cliche' pun?)
My kids were all complaining about the bad apples so I decided to make them a surprise desert, fried apples. I do things like this with the mindset of older generations and not our wasteful current generation. Most would toss the apples, feed them to animals or just be disgusted...not me. Here were the apples, all were slightly soft to the touch and obviously there were bad spots too.
My kids were all complaining about the bad apples so I decided to make them a surprise desert, fried apples. I do things like this with the mindset of older generations and not our wasteful current generation. Most would toss the apples, feed them to animals or just be disgusted...not me. Here were the apples, all were slightly soft to the touch and obviously there were bad spots too.
But just look what happens when you cut the bad spots off, and don't you dare throw out the bad spots, they go in the compost bin!
Once they are all cut I just sprinkle them with some sugar and cinnamon and then start cooking them in a tablespoon or two of butter.
I didn't get a picture of the finished product, it was devoured too quickly! Just think like your grandparents would have when you see overripe fruit, they didn't waste anything, we sure could learn a lot from them!
What things have you re-purposed into edible delectables?
What things have you re-purposed into edible delectables?
