August, the most busy month

Plans change quickly when living selfsufficient.
I was in the middle of moving new strawberry plants, when my neighbour called me up to hear, if I could use some apples.
Our own apples is not yet ripe, so of course we went there - also to say hello.

He had hurt his arm yesterday at work, so he was home and a lot of apples had fallen from the tree to the ground.
Fallen fruit goes bad very fast, so after the visit, the dogs and I returned home.

Here's a little stupid idea... When doing the same (boring) job for a long time, bring it to a table and sit down while watching whatever on the tv or listening to the radio.

I sat down in front of the TV, with my buckets of apples.
I peel the apples, take out the seeds and wash the apples.
Then I cut the apples into pieces and put it in a large pot.
You can make several different cakes and desserts with the apples now. However we want something, we can store for a longer period of time.

So I make apple porridge.
I don't add any water to the apple pieces in the pot. I simply start at low temperature and let it boil slightly in the water, the apples contain.
I boil it with sugar and vanilla into apple porridge. I don't overcook it to a sauce, I like it, when there's still a bit of "bite" in the apple pieces.

Now we have some in the fridge for desserts and breakfast, but there will be more later on, when other sorts of apples ripen.