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Honey Apple Crisp Pie
When sweet fall apples are ready to harvest, use and preserve, I find myself wondering what to make. I love pie and apple crisp. So instead of choosing one or the other, I make both together. This honey apple crisp pie has the best of both worlds. Sweet baked topping with a buttery layered pie crust. Plus, I use as little sugar as possible by substituting in raw honey. Honey is more natural and easier to digest than sugar. I use local raw honey, raw milk butter, freshly milled flour and freshly rolled oats in this honey apple crisp recipe. As for apples, I like to mix it up and…
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Making apple cider vinegar
One of my favorite vinegars to use around the homestead is apple cider vinegar. Vinegars have been around for thousands of years. It is a natural anti-bacterial and anti-fungal remedy used in many homeopathic recipes. I like adding apple cider vinegar to foods, drinks, and body care. All you need to make apple cider vinegar is apple cider and a mother of vinegar. If you don't have the mother, you can still make vinegar but it can take months to establish a mother of vinegar. Mother of vinegar is made up of cellulose and bacteria. The mother eats the alcohol in fermenting fruit and turns it to acetic acid. The…
