Applepolozza is almost over ~ Pickled Apples
Last night I was browsing the web for any new idea on apples. I am getting down to the last of them and wanted to make sure that there was nothing else out there I wanted to try. Low and behold I came across a pickled apple recipe. What pickled apples? Oh, my lord, I had to try it, right? If you know me, I love pickled anything AND I will pickle anything. I mean goodness gracious, this was common sense that I just had to give this a try. No brainer. I played around with the recipe because the one I found online was just too darn sweet sounding for my liking. Just like watermelon rind pickles, I do not want them too sickly sweet and I like a bit of heat. I made my brine with water, apple cider vinegar, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamons and whole cloves and brought it a boil. I picked some of the nicest granny smith apples that I had left. Twelve to be exact. I took them outside to the apple peeler corer thingie that Scott had attached to a stainless stee