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Old 05-09-2011, 08:52 PM posted to rec.food.preserving,rec.gardens
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JessicaB wrote:

On Sep 4, 7:33*am, Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:
zxcvbob wrote:
Mimi wrote:


OMG, that is such a shame...glad you were able to get some though...


Thanks. *I juiced these tonight and I think I got just enough to make
one batch of jelly if I use Certo. *(I could just add sugar and boil it
down, but that wouldn't yield very much.) *I got about 6 or 7 cups of
juice but it's watered-down a bit from the steam juicer. *I'll boil that
down to 5 cups to get it back to full strength then make the jelly.


One batch of jelly is easily a year supply, it just doesn't give me any
extra to give away :-( *I guess I can make plum or apricot jam for that...


You can plant your own crabapple tree(s). *You'd also get a lot more
and much superior fruit from a tree planted in good soil rather than
surrounded by pavement, that you water, fertilize, prune, and tend to
yourself.


That is too bad, I'm sorry! My parents have issues with their
neighbors taking all their apples without asking and it's frustrating
as well.


I put a sign on the lawn inviting people to pick and eat our apples...