>>197483They aren't crab apples, there wild apples. If you took a grocery store apple and planted the seeds, you mostly would get trees that produce small apples of varying quality, like the tree I found. Many wild apples are too tart or bitter for out of hand eating, but the tree I found has nice tasting sweet/sour fruit.
I appreciate the tips on what to do with the apples, but I am specifically looking for a recipe for whole small apples canned in light syrup. The fruit is round, slightly flattened at the ends, and about two inches across. My concern is the fruit cooking all the way thru to the correct tempature. Maybe I could core them with a small diamiter drill bit? Should I boil them gently first? If I cut them in half will they keep their shape? I wish my mamaw was still around, she could tell me how to do it ;_;
I do plan on harvesting some crabapples soon. I found three trees with fruit about the size of a nickel. I was thinking of pickling some. Have you ever heard of that? I did it last year with some store bought cranberries and it was quite good.
