With so many apples on the trees it would be a shame not to try and store some of them for the winter.
I stripped about 50 off one tree. I had to flick off a few woodlice but they were all in fantastic condition. I have no idea if these are keepers but it must be worth a go. The kids love them.
I took an old drawer and some sheets of paper left over from the move. Each apple was checked for bruises and blemishes, wrapped up and placed gently in the drawer. I think you’re probably supposed to lay them out in a single layer, but I doubled them up. If they’re wrapped so that they’re not touching it shouldn’t matter, surely?
I then put the drawer on a shelf in our cave. I know there are rodents in there but I put them high up and will be monitoring them closely.
Those apples that didn’t pass muster went into a cake. The recipe is the Gâteau aux pommes en 2 fois (two-stage apple cake) from Laurence at Abracadabra, vous êtes un chef.
Merci, Laurence!
