this year in michigan, it was an exceptional year for apples.  

i made a bazillion batches of applesauce.. but, i just couldn't ignore the rest of our crimson apples, dangling off our apple trees... going to waste. 

so, with bucket in hand, we came up with a 5-gallon bucket full and put them to good use.

i ended up putting up about a dozen quarts of homemade apple pie filling.

apple pie filling... it's a good thing!

smile, wink, nod!

p.s.  jamie... hope you had a nice thanksgiving, too!