Homemade Applesauce

4 gala apples, quartered and cored
3 rome apples, quartered and cored
2 fij apples, quartered & cored
2 c water
1 c brown sugar, packed
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Heat apples and water over medium heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes or until tender. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; heat to boiling.

Place ricer over bowl to mash apples. If you don't have a ricer, you can mash them with a potato masher - but be sure to peel the apples before cooking.

Cranberry Salad

6 oz cherry Jell-O
2 c hot water
2 1/2 - 3 c sugar
20 oz crushed pineapple, drained
1 lb fresh or frozen cranberries
6 large apples
1/2 c chopped walnuts

Dissolve Jell-O in hot water. Add sugar and pineapple. Put the cranberries and apples in a food chopper and then stir them in to the Jell-O mixture. Add walnuts just before serving, to keep them from getting soggy. Serve with whipped topping.

Source: Jill B