Preserving Apples Three Ways to Enjoy all Winter Long! 

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Becky, you thank us for watching but it is YOU who deserves a thank you! You are a motivated young woman who gives me (a 64 year old) the energy to preserve more food from my garden. My son is retiring soon and he wants to garden and preserve! You haven’t shared much baby news and I respect that; hope all is going well for you! This community wants the best for you!

I know filming and editing takes a lot of time and work and you have such a lot on your plate but your videos are the best part of my day. I go back and watch older videos on days you don't post. Thank you for sharing your time and talent with us.

Hi Becky, even though I’m much older and have been preserving foods for over 40 years. I sure do enjoy watching your channel it just makes my heart so happy watching you and others from younger generation getting into gardening, cooking and preserving 👍🏻

I canned 22 jars of pickles today and cooked 8 pounds of chicken for a bunch of freezer enchiladas. Because of our wonderful Miss Becky, I had wonderful motivation, joy and enthusiasm. You have helped all of us so much! 😇

Becky, thank you so much for taking the time to share your life and knowledge with us. I really appreciate it! I have learned so much from you and am always inspired and motivated in so many ways. I enjoy your videos so much. It’s like spending some quality time with a friend.

Your new baby is gonna love that apple sauce. It makes great first baby food. Organic and fresh. You are going to be an awesome Mom!

I didn’t know you could freeze apples the way you did! I have always canned apple pie filling but not anymore! Thank you for teaching an old dog new tricks! ❤️

I can’t believe all the things you do!! Canning, freezing, making meals, moving chickens, moving, and being pregnant on top of it all!! I love your channel!! ❤️🥰

Becky, we only give you what you give us! Your videos are good for the soul and your genuineness keeps us coming back. So as long as you keep doing this we’re in it for the long haul! Bless you and your entire family! ♥️🙏🏼

How you manage to relax me and rev me up and encourage me all at the same time, is a great gift. Thanks for the consistent inspiration, Becky. 🧡

I would love to see inside your freezers to see how you store and stack all your food meals you have prepped for the winter in your baking dishes.

Hey Becky. You've made one of the most educational and informative channels on RU-vid. I don't know how you manage to get so much accomplished and still manage to keep a RU-vid channel running while seeming so upbeat. It's really inspiring. Greetings from Ireland ❤️

8 years. Fantastic. We just in July made 40 so I hope to make more. I have cancer so I take no days for granted. Wish you many more to love each other and have a great life together

You actually inspire me! I live in the middle of Los Angeles, in a tiny apartment. Growing my own produce isn't feasible but watching you preserve and do regular meal prep for 2 encourages me to make my food dollar go farther by preserving veggies and fruit if I can't eat them before they go bad. I spent my Friday making quick pickles and chopping and vacuum sealing veggies. I think I need a bigger freezer!

Becky, my husband and I planted 2 new apple trees 3 years ago. This year our trees yielded 27 apples. We are outside Portland OR 30 miles. After I watched your big fruit tree harvest I walked out and picked everything (20 apples) on those trees and I made an apple crisp. It is so exciting to make food that you grow! I did the same with my tomatoes. Yum salsa! Thank you thank you for showing us we can do it!

I'm with you on canned pie filling. Frozen is definitely the way to go, but freezing in pie shape is a stroke of genius. 🤩

If you end up with a few left over apple pieces and also onions, consider trying out a caramelized onion and apple chutney. A small batch just to try out to see if you like the stuff and can envision it entering into your meal plans. People often love it or hate it. If its something you love and can use, consider it for next year's preservation efforts.

Becky, I love watching you do everything you do. I am having a new kitchen put in and my new island I have made sure I have deep drawers and putting my baking supplies in the drawers. I cannot wait for it to be completed so I can arrange the island as you have done. I have a butler’s pantry and I keep all my overflow of dry goods and large pots. I cannot wait for it to be completed. I am 74 yrs young and still cook and bake and I will make the best of this new kitchen thanks to you. I buy my fruit and veggies from local farmers and we purchase 1/2 a cow a year. I share so much with family. My daughter comes over and we cook together and my grown granddaughter joins in. My grandson does a lot of canning and freeze drying at his home. We all share so much. I love your channel and I have a lot of family members who now follow you. Thanks so much for your help in so many ways. Take care of yourself and baby to be. HuGs Betty 🥰🥰🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕❤️♥️

In the UK, we call that a “crumble” We make them with different fruits, Rhubarb, Blackberries, Gooseberries. One of my favourite puddings with custard 😊

Becky, You will never know how therapeutic your videos are for me. I suffer from anxiety and am getting over COVID and I've so enjoyed re-watching almost all of your videos while I rest and heal. I am so grateful for you. God bless from Louisville Kentucky.

Hi Becky! I always press a layer of the crisp topping in the bottom before adding my apples and the topping. It makes a nice bottom that makes taking it out of the pan a little easier so it doesn't fall apart and it absorbs some of the juices and is absolutely scrumptious!!! Give it a try on one pan and if you don't like it you don't have to do it again. :D

@acre homestead BECKY, I’ve been wanting to comment on all of your video’s . I have watched every single one. I found you about 18 months ago and you soon became my one and only go to channel. I wanted to see a FULL START TO FINISH GARDEN before I started mine this year. I’ve had it ready since may 2020 . My custom made raised beds with legs and now I’m the proud owner of 3 green stalks. I live in town so I don’t have a ton of space but I think it’s perfect for us empty nesters. I wanted to tell you that I’m not into any type of food preservation what so ever! Fast forward to today as m ordering CANNING SUPPLIES AND BRINES I BOUGHT A DEHYDRATOR ALSO, I MADE YOUR BREAD! I’ve never made anything with yeast, it was so intimidating to me. Now I make bread every weekend because it’s that easy with your method. Oh, and I purchased a Dutch Oven just to make the bread, but am finding that we are using it for so many other things………we love it. LASTLY I WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM YOUR 68K SUBSCRIBER AND NOW LOOK WHERE YOU ARE. IM BEYOND EXCITED FOR YOU AND JOSH ❤🙏🏡

Becky I have been watching your great videos at night when I go to bed, instead of watching tv. I’d rather watch your videos than tv. I am 74 so i dont process any food anymore. But I do plant a few tomatoes each year. Keep up the great work. You are such a treasure.

Oh how cool! I love the pie in parchment idea. That's a huge time saver since I don't always feel like making pie when I need a pie. It's so great how you (Becky) share all of our community knowledge.

Here's my "secret" to applesauce: use cider instead of water when cooking down the apples . I do cut out cores, but leave skins on for the extra nutrients and pink color. It's how my mom made it!😊

Hey Becky! What we do here in my home is to put the garlic cloves on a container with water for a few hours (usually we do it at night so it’s definitely ready the next day), and it makes it soooo much easier to peel. You should give it a try!

Hey sweetie, you are amazing. I love watching your vlog and look forward to it every day I canned years ago, but ever since I started watching a lot of Homesteader channels like yours on RU-vid (and there are lots of really good ones,) I caught the bug this year. It began in the spring. I bought myself a Pressure Canner for the first time. Thus began my adventure in Canning. I have had so much fun canning everything from pickles, tomatoes, various kinds of soup, carrots, potatoes, jams, barbecue sauces, salsas, cowboy candy, Onion Jam, pork, beans, (brown & the dry kind like pinto and black beans.) I have done all this between March and the current date. I have cases and cases of produce that I have canned. My best friend Carole retired in January and I recently talked her into joining me on my endeavours and she did with gusto. We have had so much fun working side by side sometimes chatting away, and others in that comfortable quiet that best friends can share in. It’s been a load of fun. I will be 65 in December and I live in a 1 bedroom apartment with no storage room to speak of and let me tell you that we have been very creative in our finding room for all my canning goods. Not that it’s important, but I am in a wheelchair and am disabled so quite often I need to take a break. It’s not always easy, but it’s been so fun for me. And at the end of this I will have all this canned food to live off this winter. You might ask well, “how did you get the produce to can?” The answer to that is simple; we searched out the best prices from the grocery stores. I am on a limited income, and though I would have liked to buy only organic from farm stands; that was not an option for me, so I did the best I could with the resources I have. I feel very blessed to have what I do. Along the way I have found others to teach this craft to as you will find the canning can be contagious! Of course you will run into two schools of thoughts… One, they think you are nuts for spending so much time and recourses making something you can get at the supermarket, and then two, people are impressed with what you are doing and wish they had the same skills. Me? I really don’t care about the people that don’t understand it…. I know I am preserving food at the best prices I can find and I will have all this to live off in the coming year. I know I have frozen the prices that I paid for things. And you know what? I’m having fun. I’m not sitting there feeling sorry for myself… I’m doing something to become a little more self-efficient!

I’m in Florida on vacation, but when I get home to Idaho, I have a bushel of peaches and two bushels of apples to process! Thanks for the video, I love your content!

One year when I was preserving peaches I saved the lemon juice and put it in ice cube trays. It made the best cubes for iced tea.

You seem to be about the age of my grandchildren, but I am amazed at the knowledge you have about home making and cooking. I have Learned so much from you. Thank You for your time and teachings!!

I'm 66 years old and just discovered your channel yesterday. Been binge watching ever since. You have an amazing amount of skill and knowledge for your young years!

I neither garden, nor preserve, but I LOVE watching your videos. 🥰

Becky, your videos are incredible. You deserve all of the success you're seeing on youtube and beyond! I am hoping to make an apple pie today with some apples from an orchard nearby. This is perfect inspiration.

I made 6 of these freezer apple crisps and my husband says they are unbeatable! Thank you so much for encouraging me to go outside my box and make things like this that I would not normally do. ❤

This is my first year of canning and I don't think I would be able to do it without your informative videos. I'm starting with apples and your video helped me not be scared to try.

I swear that Becky is Super Woman in disguise😂. The amount of cooking and preserving in a day just boggles the mind. All your food looks so delicious. I wanted to reach out and grab that apple crumble!!! Take care 💜👶🏻💙

I love it every time you reference what you've learned from your mom. I feel like these skills are dying because they aren't being handed down like they used to. ❤❤

I cannot get enough of your videos. Found you almost a year ago. Still finding older videos that I learn so much from! But so loving the new kitchen, it is so you Becky. I feel like I am sitting in your kitchen talking with you. Also my husband loves all that I am learning from you but our bank account does not. I have ordered the buckets with gamma lids, my first Azure order, hulk things, more organic items, bigger garden space, wicker baskets for produce and just now order an apple peeler. Literally have to stop videos to get what makes your life easier. Thank you for the videos, I feel like we are friends!

Reason #63 why a kitchen aid is on my Christmas list Thanks for showing me this.

Our trees didn’t produce this year but in our neighborhood, people post for others to come and harvest from their trees for free. So your video just came in really handy. Thank you for sharing.

Wow -- that KitchenAid attachment is such a gift! Obviously, you will get such a lot of use out of it, Becky. Makes me happy to see such generosity. Thank you for inspiring me with all of your videos and hard work.

You are so super talented when it comes to food and homemaking, love your videos, love your nails too! You’re inspiring me to tackle all sorts of kitchen projects and making more homemade foods and trying new techniques like canning, yogurt making and freeze drying.

About 40 years ago my late mother-in-law taught me how to make pie filling by freezing it in the pie dish . I make my apple, peach, and cherry pie fillings like this. Love how easy it is, and how nice it is to have my fillings ready to go. Love your channel

Hi Becky. I just wanted to say thank you for bringing us into your home. I really enjoy your content. I feel as though were good friends spending time together. Keep up the good work. Also, take time to rest. It helps prepare your body for delivery and even after the baby comes. God's richest blessings to you, Josh and the chickens💕💕

I know it's impossible but you're cooking shows I sure wish they were 2 hours long that's how much we all enjoy your shows

You are such an inspiration to me. I've always made food from scratch, like my mother & her mother. You have given me so many more ways to prep. you. I love how lovely, large & organized your kitchen is, you are blessed.

At my age (72) it’s good to know I’m still learning new cooking techniques. Thanks a bunch 👏🇨🇦

I was just thinking about you, missing you! So glad you came to hang out lol thanks for the video!! I hope you’re having a lovely relaxing day🌿 thank you for inspiring us💛

Hi Becky, I love making this bread . Everyone in my family loves it.❤I love the idea of forming the pie filling in the pie plate and freezing them for later. So clever. 🎉

You two are so cute together and you’re both hard workers. My husband and I got married when I was seventeen and he was 20. We got married in 1970. 52 years now. It’s a blessing. ❤

I just ordered the kitchenaid peeler. I had the cowoncus one you were trying to use. I put it up and just hand peeled. I think I will love this; should work for potates too; I hope. I love watching you girl you get er done. Right to the point and don't waste our time or bore us with unnecessary stuff. I'm 74 and you make me so happy. Just to see you young people working hard to garden; freeze; can and pre prep. Loving your videos.

Becky, I make my tomato soup 'concentrate' very thick. I use tomatoes, carrots, onions, celery, and garlic. I cook it the same as you and puree it in my vitamix. The difference is that I do NOT add milk or cream at this point, but pressure can it. With the pressure canning, it is shelf stable, and I can add the milk/cream when I am cooking it. I really enjoy watching your channel and what you are doing in your gardens.

Becky ! You can make apple cider vinegar with the apple peels and core. It's super easy to make. You need a 1 gallon jar . 1 cup of organic sugar brown or white whatever you have. 1 cup of Bragg's apple cider vinegar to Kickstart the process. Water and the peels. Cover it with a cloth and let it sit for a couple weeks.

This is the first year 2 apple trees will produce. I’m so excited about your video, that covers everything. Especially the brown sugar, I didn’t know you could make it. Thanks so much. Really great tip with the brown paper apple pie freezing tip.

Hot tip: sourdough starter can be dehydrated and freeze dried so you can make a big batch and then store it in a shelf stable form in a Mason jar

You just reminded me that I have that kitchen aid attachment. I’ve never used mine either. Always love your videos and hope you’re feeling well with your pregnancy! ❤

Freezing the apples in the pie crust is such a great idea! Truly, I learn a lot from watching your videos. Thank you for sharing. Btw, if you ever have leftover crumble topping, you can just freeze it for use another time. I have done that several times and it works out great.

U always inspire me Becky and I am a 71 year old. Love watching you. I am so glad I found your channel . Thx and god bless.

Becky, you are so ambitious, and I love that about you. You make freezer meals for family and friends no doubt. You have inspired me so much I can't thank you enough. you are the true meaning of Never put off for tomorrow for what you can do today. Bless you and your family. I am here every day, after I do what I need to do. Much Love. Linda.

Everything you make looks delicious! I think what you call a crisp we call crumble in the UK. Favourites of mine are apple and rhubarb. I've just harvested 31kg of apples so need to preserve them, going to use your ideas. Looking forward to more recipes etc. Greetings from Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Becky, we thank you for all that you do, I cannot wait to see your name pop up when your videos come up. Good luck with everything you are doing. Love your videos xxxxx ❤❤❤

Been making homemade bread for 40 years but have not tried this method so just whipped up a batch and you're right I think it took less than 5 min. to prepare, can't wait till tomorrow to bake it and most of all eat it. Thanks Becky, you're the best.

Fun fact: In the Little House book Farmer Boy, Almonzo's fave dish is his mother's fried apples n' onions. 😊😋

I've done that with my apples! It works great to freeze them in the shape of the final vessel. You may need a little cornstarch to sprinkle on top, before putting the top crust on, because frozen apples seem to release more juice than fresh. Also cut 1/4 cup of butter into small pieces, to place around the apples, before you add the top crust.

My son and watch ALL of your RU-vid shows. I am so inspired by all you accomplish. While you were making applesauce and apple pie we immediately got on the internet and ordered a spiralizer/corer. I was so excited to find out about that attachment to my kitchenaid. I was very excited for you and Josh starting your family. I pray all goes well. Congratulations on your new home. I pray you won't be too exhausted after the baby comes to make more videos. I LOVE WATCHING YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

A neat trick to wrangling parchment paper into our plates, bowls, etc, is to scrunch it into a tight ball and then unwrap and then it’ll be more malleable.

Becky, I know loose comfy shoes seem like they're more comfortable but I promise, sneakers that you can tighten or loosen with laces are going to give you more support and feel better in the end. My first pregnancy I ended up at a podiatrist because I was wearing slip on squishy shoes. He taped up my feet to show me how I needed to snug up my shoes and it was immediate relief. They don't have to be tight, just a little supportive. Thanks for today's video, I appreciate you!

Oh my goodness! I have one of those kitchen-aid attachments and have never used it! We have an abundant apple harvest this year and I am so getting it off the shelf and using it! Thanks for the inspiration!

The way you have your baking goods organised reminds me of Anna Olsen’s kitchen organisation. Think you are doing so well Becky , well done xx

You are such an awesome person. You are so talented in so many ways. Thank you for all that you do. I'm 72 years of age and it makes me feel so good to see a young person like you doing all of the things you do for so many people. I know that your husband is very proud of you and that you are is wife.Pam in South Carolina

My sister and I often watch together 😊. She mentioned that you have probably never eaten fried green tomatoes. You have so many in the garden! Another dish you may want to try is potato patties. We use mashed potatoes with diced onions, 1-2 beaten eggs, some self rising flour and extra black pepper… if too thick, add a splash of milk or broth, if too thin, add more flour. Fry in enough oil to cover bottom of skillet. You can add in whatever you’d like. It is great with sweet green peas, chopped hot peppers, or shredded cheese! Never skip the onion! They might even work to top a cottage pie! We have also made fried fritters using okra, corn, onion, hot peppers, egg and flour. We love watching you do everything! Your face is so animated! Love your reactions! Love, Donna and Laura in South Carolina

Becky, so enjoy you bringing the viewers along with you. When you brought all your lovely girls to your new home - that was so enjoyable! Just keep being yourself which is brilliance personified!

Ahh I reloaded RU-vid just in time!!! Becky, truly my favourite RU-vid channel!!! ❤

Love the idea of prefilling pie shells. I make a ton of jellies and pie fillings when fruit starts to look like it’s going to go bad (I hate food waste!) and this is a great idea. Love your videos!

Absolutely amazed at your multi tasking skills! Garlic, carmalized onions, soup, bread AND dinner! AND multiple Apple desserts…what you did in one episode take others multiple weekends😂

Love that your videos have so much good general food info that goes along with your food prep and preservation. One thought. If you decide to replace your stove, consider an induction range with an electric oven. You know the advantage of an electric oven but may not be familiar with induction cooking. The two things that I like best about mine is the ability to bring a stock pot full of water to a boil in just a few minutes. The other thing I like is that when the pot or pan is removed from the element the power shuts off and the glass top cools quickly. No open flame or hot electric coil to get burnt on.

A cozy evening out on the deck hanging with a new friend! Thank you for all that you do Becky! I was able to put a scratch made dinner on the table tonight even though my husband and baby were sick because you inspired me to fill my freezer a couple of weeks ago. Can’t thank you enough! 💖

I make homemade sandwich bread ALL the time. Saw this and decided to try it. EASY PEASY after it was baked I let completely then sliced it and froze it. I take slice of a time out of the freezer and stick it in the toaster. ALL I hear from my hubby is "boy, this bread is GOOD!" Thanks Becky!!!!

Love your show. I am 76 and I learn something from you every time. Your energy and attitude are contagious. Thank you for all you do!

Thank you Becky, for being so gracious. Inviting us into your kitchen and life. I have learned so much from you.

Is there ANYTHING you can't do? I have never commented on your channel before, but I love to watch you do all these things, and bless you for explaining things as you go because you always answer the questions in my head. You are a natural teacher and I really enjoy learning from you. And I love how honest you are about messes and other human conditions like ADD and anxiety, both of which I deal with as well. And I love how much you love your chickens! And congratulations on your new home and your other wonderful news!

You my young friend are a force in the kitchen!!! My mom was NEVER organized. As a matter of fact, even tho we had a 4 burner stove, my mom only used one burner ( lol) My husband asked me when we first married, y I cooked on one burner? I only could say.... don't know. I have learned SOOO much from you just in this vid. I'm almost 60yr, n am trying to learn to garden,canning. Gosh a mighty BIG thank you.

I love it when you show the kitchen messes and you're so honest about real life. I really enjoy watching your videos.

Yesterday I made cinnamon roll apple pie from one of my jars of premade pie filling. The texture was great and the taste was fabulous. I used a combination of granny smith and gala apples because that's what I use to make my apple juice. You can mix equal parts flour and water in a jar and let it sit for 24 to 48 hours. Then use the whole thing to make your bread. Pinch a handful off of your bread dough put it back in the jar add a cup of water and save for your next bread. Keep pinching whenever you make bread. It's fine on the counter for up to 48 hours as long as there is no milk or eggs in the dough. Refrigerator for up to a week

Bless you. I was just having a panic attack about going through recovery. Thank you becky. Your videos truly do help.

I would love to see more of your organization for keeping up with all of the meals and things you have in your freezers…I think this type of baking and cooking is so relaxing to watch and I love your video format. I like to watch cooking when I don’t feel good and am sick because it reminds me of my grandma and is so comforting. I always love to learn and find this so interesting!

My cherry pitter is suction, and yep doesn't stay stuck. Yes, the attachment to the Kitchenaide is a game changer! Love it! Wish Kitchenaide had an attachment to take the pits out of cherries. I do not like canned pie filling either. Novel way to freeze the filling. I like it - you then don't have your pie dishes in the freezer for months. I peel and core my apples to make applesauce. I put cinnamon in my applesauce and only add sugar if the applesauce lacks flavor. One year it was very blah, so added small amount of sugar and it was fine.

Hey Becky! I ordered some seeds for my garden from Hoss for next season. Your helpful hints have gotten me excited for my garden next year. Take care of yourself and thanks for bringing us along in your life.

I think it is fantastic how many different ways you find to preserve one thing. I also love how you do your best to not let anything go to waste. Seeing the girls enjoy the scraps is especially fun.

Oh my goodness! I literally just pulled mine out a few days ago. My husband got me one of the kitchenAid attachments also last Christmas and I totally forgot about until I went to find our hand crank peeler/corer to start the apples over the weekend. What a blessing for sure and it works like a dream. We also dehydrated some apples as well. Love hanging out with. Blessings 🥰🙏🏻❤️

For the apple pies- you can also put a gallon ziploc bag in the pie dish & fill with the apples & place in the freezer- when frozen just take the filling out of the dish & keep in the freezer. Kimmie @Shes In Her Apron uses this technique, that is where I saw it. I canned some pie filling will be using it this weekend.

Seeing you making these pies reminds me of something that happened several years back. One of the gentleman at work has an apple orchard. He asked me to make some into a Cobbler. I agreed and took the apples home, making the Cobbler that evening. I brought back to work the next morning and left it in the kitchen, and headed off to the airport as I was traveling that day for work. I got a call that afternoon telling me how my Cobbler was a huge hit. That was absolutely the best peach Cobbler they had ever tasted. I said thank you. But I guess I should keep trying harder because that was apple, not peach Cobbler. 🤣

Years ago my husband and I had an apple orchard in Wenatchee with my brother's family. After harvest my SIL and I would make dozens of apple pies for our freezers and we used the same topping you're putting on the crisps to top our pies. Yummy, and we didn't have to make so many crusts.

Omg! When you mentioned fresh nutmeg I was thinking to myself, yeah its amazing. I also had no idea it was an expensive spice, because its so cheap here. Then you mentioned coming to Jamaica and I was like, Ahhhhh Im from Jamaica. There's something about learning that people I watch on youtube have been to my country that makes the relationship built threw videos feel that much closer. Im so happy you two had a good experience.

I am literally thinking the Food Network needs to pick you up. Honestly, you are the absolute best cook to help us with our baking and cooking! You are just the best!

It's good to see you today Becky! You're looking well. Thanks so much for all the encouragement you give us to try new things.

I just made your roasted cauliflower with gochugaru. Thank you so much for the inspiration and directions. Also dehydrating herbs, zucchini green beans carrots and celery.

Becky I tried something for the first time the other day and I thought as soon as it worked that "I NEED TO TELL BECKY". I was told to put my garlic cloves in very warm but not boiling water and let sit for 5 or so mins and that when you go to peel the skin comes right off. IT WORKS SO GOOD!!!! I peeled 5 full bulbs worth in just a few mins. Thanks for sharing your videos and your life with us.

Our half acre homestead -sourdough starter & bread is the name of the video. She shared the easiest sourdough starter I’ve ever seen in any video. I will be trying it in my kitchen. I love sourdough bread. Thank you for your videos. This one was inspiring with all the apples and tomato soup.