Looking for a day away with each other, my husband and I headed to the mountains. We stopped at the apple orchard with at least a 1/4 of Atlanta that was up there (HA!) and grabbed a bag of Granny Smith apples, a fried pie and a jar of FROG jam.
On the way home we saw signs for the Tater Farm – with that title we had to check it out! What a great little retreat away from the crowds of the apple orchards! A quaint farm, tucked a few miles off the highway, with swings by the river and amazing french fries, from taters right from the dirt! We spent several hours relaxing to the sounds of the river and chatting with other patrons.
But now we are home with all our apples! What to do? We made a small batch of apple butter. But still had close to 30 apples….. And a new freezer to fill, so, let’s freeze them. It was surprisingly simple – here’s what we did:
Wash apples
Prepare salt water to use to keep apples from turning:
-Dissolve 1/4 cup salt in 2 cups warm water
-In large bowl, combine salt water with an additional 14 cups of cold water
Peel and slice apples
-I did this using a must have tool when it comes to apples – it’s a time saver and just fun to use 
Place apples into salt water as you peel and slice
Drain water from apples and place in freezer bags. Don’t over fill. When closing, use a straw to remove excess by placing it nearly closed bag an inhaling, then close completely.
It only took an hour from start to finish (including clean up) – not a bad investment for apples pies in the winter!
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