These are some old pictures but they show the seasons of our lives. Here is the apples-sauce making for 2011. Gretel had stayed overnight so being one of our dark-haired daughters, she was called to this chore. They did a great job and after a whole day of work se ended up with well over 50 quarts. With Rick at the helm, not a pan scorched and the taste was delicious.
Kristi saw a picture of our working together in the kitchen and her comment was that Gretel had better not be taking her place…. one of the joys of a large family is the working together and producing our good organic food together. Everyone is needed and learns early to be a part of the process as they will also reap the benefits of good food for the next year. No one is replaceable and as the children are leaving the nest I do have concerns about doing all this work on my own! That is a few years away so for now I will enjoy the work with my daughters and sweet husband.
