My food is problematic.

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Vortex - Nov 10, 2009 11:50:51 am PST #29922 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

If I have neither food processor or food mill, do you have an alternate suggestion? Will a blender work? Potato masher? Prayer?


Ginger - Nov 10, 2009 12:01:21 pm PST #29923 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Once you've cooked chopped apples, they're pretty close to chunky applesauce as they are. A potato masher would work. A blender would probably work, but the result might be more of a puree than you'd want.


Toddson - Nov 10, 2009 12:09:30 pm PST #29924 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Vortex, you could also press them through a coarse-screen strainer (NOT a colander).


sj - Nov 10, 2009 12:09:42 pm PST #29925 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

If I have neither food processor or food mill, do you have an alternate suggestion? Will a blender work? Potato masher? Prayer?

Either really. Blender if you want it really smooth, potato masher if you want it chunkier.


Vortex - Nov 10, 2009 12:11:50 pm PST #29926 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Vortex, you could also press them through a coarse-screen strainer (NOT a colander).

I have one of these. I don't know where it is, but I have it.


Toddson - Nov 10, 2009 12:13:47 pm PST #29927 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Or, since it's just two apples, mash them up with a fork (which I know you'll have to hand).


Deena - Nov 10, 2009 12:24:44 pm PST #29928 of 30000
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

I add a dab of butter, a lot of cinnamon, a little bit of brown sugar (particularly if they're tart apples), and simmer till soft and then eat without mashing. It's one of my kids' favorite things and they don't eat apple sauce.


amych - Nov 10, 2009 12:35:18 pm PST #29929 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Guess which one will get prioritised?

Procrastinating on the internets, if you're anything like me when faced with competing deadlines.


Vortex - Nov 10, 2009 12:42:02 pm PST #29930 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I bought what I thought was a pork roast this weekend. Turns out that it was "picnic sliced". So, I have five big slabs of pork, kind of like ham steaks. I will sautee one of those tonight, deglaze the pan with some apple cider from the farmers market, and serve with the aforementioned applesauce. Hmm, I have some fresh ginger, maybe I'll grate some into the apples along with the cinnamon. I wonder if I have any star anise, that would be great, too.


Hil R. - Nov 10, 2009 12:43:22 pm PST #29931 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I am still trying to post my paper on arxiv. To post, I need approval from someone who already has a certain number of papers up. There is only one person in my department who meets the requirement. So I asked him, and he said he would, but he keeps asking me to explain why my advisor can't do it, and he won't do it until my advisor says it's OK, and my advisor is not answering emails.