"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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> Phred wrote:
>
>> If you want a *really* quick "apple sauce" just keep one of those small
>> jars of baby food pure apple goo handy so you can warm it when needed and
>> splash it on the chops! (Of course you're at liberty to complicate that
>> as much as you wish to if you have the time. :-)
>
> I use small amounts of apple sauce in some recipes as sweetener or for the
> pectin, like to hold ground meat together in stuffed cabbage so I don't
> have to use rice or starch-based fillers. I buy the individual servings in
> the little plastic cups. They last a long time in the pantry and they
> usually are the perfect amount for my needs.
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>

Apple Butter works much better... add some to caramelized sweet onions and
thin with sauterne.