(A She gives several reasons why her project tastes the best. and white flowers and green leaves seem to pop out of the wood. Soon
the petals fall off and the apples begin to grow. At the start of summer,
the small apples look ready to eat but watch out. If you bite into them,
your mouth will pucker up. By August, the sour taste has gone and our
apples are sweet and juicy.
I've been eating apples all week. It's fun to walk into the backyard and
pick my own snack off the tree. But today we need to pick the rest of
the apples before they begin to spoil. We'll keep some for eating plain,
and the rest we'll use for all kinds of projects.
First, Mom will take a bushel of apples and peel them. She'll cut them
into quarters and toss them into her big Iron kettle. When the kettle is
half full, she'll cover the apples with water and sprinkle in some lemon
Juice and nutmeg. She'll simmer the apples on the stove all afternoon,
In the evening, we'll have fresh applesauce with our dinner.
B
She carefully explains the effort needed to complete each
project
She provides many details to explain why each person has a
different project.
She lists the types of apples used and the time needed to
get ingredients for the projects.
When Mom moves out of the kitchen, Dad takes over. He'll slice the
apples, then layer them in a crust with sugar, flour, and cinnamon. When
the apples are piled high, he'll put pats of butter on the top and cover it
with a top crust. Into the oven it will go, and soon our house will be
filled with the spicy aroma of apple pie.
Meanwhile Lauren will work on her apple faces. She will peel the apples
until there is not a speck of skin left. With a knife, she'll carve a nose
and a mouth on one side of each apple. She'll stick two cloves into each
face to make the eyes. When the faces are complete, she'll put the
apoles s on the windowsill to dry. Two weeks later, the apples will be