Sunday, January 9, 2005

One of the things I love about going home is rooting through my mom and grandma's houses and getting the stuff they don't want anymore. From my mom I got this wood thread holder. My grandma gave me an extra applesauce maker strainer thingy she had. I can't wait to make homemade applesauce next fall.

Aaron thought they both looked like medieval torture devices.

7 comments:

  1. there is a fancy french name for your strainer thingy, which eludes me. It can also be used to make very clear soup broths .... mmmmm!

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  2. I just thought of it! Chinois

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  3. How cool! I got my grandma's strainer thing, too. I've got great memories of using it to make raspberry jam. Yummy!

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  4. technically, ljc has a "china cap". a chinois has a fine mesh screen; a china cap is more like a cone-shaped colander.

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  5. the strainer thingy reminds me of many summer days spent while my Gramma and Mom did canning. i remember applesauce. they make it with various kinds of crabapples... they make a pink applesauce that is a little more tastey than regular apples.

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