Editing Apple sauce (section)

==Preparation==
[[File:Homemade-applesauce-in-progress.png|thumb|Making apple sauce]]	
Apple sauce is made by cooking apples with water or [[apple cider]] (fresh apple juice). More acidic apples will render a finer [[purée]]; the highly acidic [[Bramley apple]] creates a very fine purée. The apples may or may not be peeled. If they are not peeled, the peels and [[seed]]s are typically separated in a [[food mill]].<ref>[[Mark Bittman]], ''How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food'', 20th anniversary edition, 2019, {{isbn|1328545679}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=z99-DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22food%20mill%22&pg=PA364 p. 364] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101182458/https://books.google.com/books?id=z99-DwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&lpg=PA364&dq=%22food%20mill%22&pg=PA364 |date=2023-01-01 }}</ref> [[Sugar]] and spices such as [[cinnamon]], [[allspice]], and even [[Red Hots|Red Hot]] candies may be added for flavor. [[Lemon juice]], [[citric acid]], or other [[acidifier]]s may be used to preserve the color and ensure a high enough [[acid]]ity for safe storage. [[Ascorbic acid|Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)]] also preserves the color.{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

Apple sauce can be made by [[baking]] rather than [[boiling]], in which case the apples are peeled and cored before cooking.<ref>[[Eliza Acton]], ''Modern Cookery, for Private Families'', 1860, [https://books.google.com/books?id=kXsCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA124 p. 124] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101182457/https://books.google.com/books?id=kXsCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA124 |date=2023-01-01 }}</ref> The same process is applied when preparing the sauce in a [[slow cooker]].{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

Home or commercially [[canning|canned]] apple sauce is [[Sterilization (microbiology)|sterilized]] by heat to preserve freshness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.applesfromny.com/about/apple-products/applesauce|title=Applesauce|website=NY Apple Association|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref>{{Better source|date=December 2024}} 

===Apple butter===
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Apple butter is a highly concentrated version of apple sauce. Its high concentration of sugar gives it a long shelf life.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rosenstein|first=Mark|title=In Praise of Apples: A Harvest of History, Horticulture & Recipes|year=1999|publisher=Lark Books|isbn=978-1-57990-124-0|page=135|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bq6k9IyHd74C&pg=PA135|access-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>