Gathering apples

The season for apples was coming to an abrupt end with freezing weather on our danish doorstep. So I called up my good friend Josh and together we went to my secret backyard apple tree and gathered its ripe and red remains, which turned out the a whopping 35Kg. What an apple tree!

We turned it into cider and vinegar, made classic apple crumble, apple skin crisps, apple sauce and butter, preserved some in syrup and fermented some in brine, and made an experimental apple goo chocolate mouse.

All in all it was a fantastic day - and I can't wait for next apple season!

Josh works at the Nordic Food Lab and you can check out his work, and the Food Lab blog here:
http://hearthstrung.wordpress.com/
http://nordicfoodlab.org/

Photo: Chris Tonnesen