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There used to be "canneries" in most small towns and we would take bushels -- DonHo-kieHi 09/12/2017 07:53AM We used to take sharpened broom sticks and use them to throw the -- bigbadbird 09/11/2017 2:23PM Yep. Canned about 80 quarts a few weekends ago. ** -- GretnaHokie 09/11/2017 1:37PM You had a lot more than 80 lbs then. That must have taken a while -- Late 80s Hokie 09/11/2017 2:14PM Not sure how many lbs, but it was 5 bushels. Get about 16 quarts per bushel -- GretnaHokie 09/11/2017 2:40PM From the definition of a bushel, you had 240 pounds -- Late 80s Hokie 09/11/2017 2:48PM Thanks for the info. -- GretnaHokie 09/11/2017 3:13PM We bought Cortland, Spartan, McIntosh and PaulaRed -- Late 80s Hokie 09/11/2017 3:36PM 80 quarts?! I hope you give a lot away. That is a lot of applesauce ** -- HokieSignGuy 09/11/2017 2:14PM It was split between a couple families. It is quite a lot. ** -- GretnaHokie 09/11/2017 2:40PM Re: You can make a LOT of applesauce with 80 pounds of apples -- thankbud 09/11/2017 1:30PM Where are you now? Blacksburg has a great orchard nearby. ** -- HokieSignGuy 09/11/2017 1:16PM SouthEast suburb of Rochester, NY. -- Late 80s Hokie 09/11/2017 2:13PM (Apple butter is better) ** -- 48zip 09/11/2017 1:07PM Recommend this kind (if you don't make your own). -- Hokie360 09/11/2017 1:48PMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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