• Apples In Wine

12 tart cooking apples
2 cups of dry red wine
1 cup of honey
2 slices of lemon(optional)

Core, peel, and quarter apples. Combine wine and honey in crockpot, stir well. Add apple quarters. Stir well to coat apples with wine mixture. Add lemon slices. Cover and cook on low setting for 8-12 hours (high 2-3 hours). Transfer apples and liquid to a refrigerator container and chill well.

• Apple Ice Crème

2 cups of applesauce (made by putting several peeled and cored apples through a blender)
2 cups of apple juice
2 teaspoons of maple syrup ( unprocessed, from the health food store)
2 teaspoons of lemon juice

Puree in blender or food processor. Place in shallow dish and freeze. Serve by scraping into curls with a soup spoon or ice cream scoop.

Note: Try this with peaches, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, kiwi, oranges, tangerines, etc.

• Ice Cream

1 cup of frozen mango (dice and freeze your own!)
2 cups of fresh squeezed orange juice
1 cup of frozen banana

Blend and chill in freezer for another 20 minutes before eating. Cold and delicious!