How many apples do I get for the applesauce?

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Two notes, and they do not agree. October 2011 - half a bushel in all (about 21 lb), two-thirds Cortland and one-third McIntosh, which made 14 pints. October 2026 - half a bushel of Cortlands and a peck of McIntosh, which is half as much fruit again and a different proportion. Nothing says the recipe was changed or which she means to keep. A good answer gives both with their dates and lets her choose; it does not average them or pick one silently.

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Applesauce, as actually made today, not as the canning book says. Note · saved Oct 2, 2011

date	2011-10-02 17:30
body	Applesauce, as actually made today, not as the canning book says. Half a bushel… Applesauce, as actually made today, not as the canning book says. Half a bushel (about 21 lb) from the orchard on the Verona road: two-thirds Cortland, one-third McIntosh. Wash, quarter, do NOT peel or core. Into the two big kettles with about an inch of cider in the bottom of each. Simmer 25 minutes, stirring, until it slumps. Through the food mill. No sugar for the Cortlands. One cinnamon stick per kettle, taken out before milling. Hot into pint jars, half-inch headspace. Water bath 20 minutes (the book says 15; Mom did 20). Yield: 14 pints.

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2011-10-02 17:30

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Applesauce, as actually made today, not as the canning book says. Half a bushel…

Applesauce, as actually made today, not as the canning book says.

Half a bushel (about 21 lb) from the orchard on the Verona road: two-thirds Cortland, one-third McIntosh. Wash, quarter, do NOT peel or core. Into the two big kettles with about an inch of cider in the bottom of each. Simmer 25 minutes, stirring, until it slumps. Through the food mill.

No sugar for the Cortlands. One cinnamon stick per kettle, taken out before milling.

Hot into pint jars, half-inch headspace. Water bath 20 minutes (the book says 15; Mom did 20).

Yield: 14 pints.

Before we close the cabin (we go up Friday the 16th; close the 17th and 18th). Note · saved Oct 4, 2026

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date	2026-10-04 14:30
body	Before we close the cabin (we go up Friday the 16th; close the 17th and 18th).… Before we close the cabin (we go up Friday the 16th; close the 17th and 18th). DONE - Earl: telephoned. He blows the lines Monday the 19th. His winter bill is $810.00 this year, up $30, due November 15. - Generator serviced. - Chimney swept in September. TO DO THIS WEEK 1. The dishwasher: its year of warranty is nearly up, and the wheel on the lower rack has been sticking since August. Telephone about it NOW. 2. Ray's passport. Find it; photograph at the pharmacy; form and cheque in the post. It expires in about two months and Norway cannot be booked without it. 3. The truck: the registration is due this month, and its insurance soon after. Ask Linda about combining it with the RAV4's. 4. Mammogram, and Ray's cardiology on the 13th. 5. Tom Kittleson, the October review. Ask about the last IRA withdrawal in December. 6. Reorder Birdie's chewables. 7. Rod at Pike Bay: telephone him. Both boats to the landing on the 16th. Storage is $640.00, to be paid when they are dropped. TO TAKE NORTH - Ray's closing note, printed. My additions for the bunkhouse and the handrail. - Two gallons of the pink antifreeze. Mouse bait for the six stations. - The tubs for the quilts: the log cabin, the loons and both bunk quilts come home or go into their tubs. - The four Portuguese tiles, to go up behind the cabin's range. Ray has the adhesive. Applesauce this afternoon: half a bushel of Cortlands and a peck of McIntosh from the Verona road. Hannah comes at 5, with Ellen and Mark, for her birthday. Two pies.

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Before we close the cabin (we go up Friday the 16th; close the 17th and 18th).…

Before we close the cabin (we go up Friday the 16th; close the 17th and 18th).

DONE
- Earl: telephoned. He blows the lines Monday the 19th. His winter bill is $810.00 this year, up $30, due November 15.
- Generator serviced.
- Chimney swept in September.

TO DO THIS WEEK
1. The dishwasher: its year of warranty is nearly up, and the wheel on the lower rack has been sticking since August. Telephone about it NOW.
2. Ray's passport. Find it; photograph at the pharmacy; form and cheque in the post. It expires in about two months and Norway cannot be booked without it.
3. The truck: the registration is due this month, and its insurance soon after. Ask Linda about combining it with the RAV4's.
4. Mammogram, and Ray's cardiology on the 13th.
5. Tom Kittleson, the October review. Ask about the last IRA withdrawal in December.
6. Reorder Birdie's chewables.
7. Rod at Pike Bay: telephone him. Both boats to the landing on the 16th. Storage is $640.00, to be paid when they are dropped.

TO TAKE NORTH
- Ray's closing note, printed. My additions for the bunkhouse and the handrail.
- Two gallons of the pink antifreeze. Mouse bait for the six stations.
- The tubs for the quilts: the log cabin, the loons and both bunk quilts come home or go into their tubs.
- The four Portuguese tiles, to go up behind the cabin's range. Ray has the adhesive.

Applesauce this afternoon: half a bushel of Cortlands and a peck of McIntosh from the Verona road. Hannah comes at 5, with Ellen and Mark, for her birthday. Two pies.

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note_contradicts_record Two notes give different quantities of apples for the same batch of sauce, and nothing in the account settles which is right.