cybercat wrote:
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> m...
>>
>> "cybercat" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Okay, for normal people it is not a big deal to grab an apple and
>>> core and slice it. But for the super lazy/busy/inept (two folks in
>>> our household) or children you don't want handling knives (we have
>>> two visiting), these little bags of sliced apples are great. The
>>> package says they are tossed in a solution of calcium and vitamin
>>> C, or something like that. There are five bags, with about a third
>>> of an apple in each bag. AND THEY COST $4 at our neighborhood
>>> Harris Teeter, thieves that they are.
>>>
>>> I found that the juice of a lemon mixed with some Splenda (just use
>>> your own judgment) and a splash of water is the perfect solution to
>>> the browning problem, and it adds a nice tang to the slices as well
>>> as some vitamin C. I just sliced them, tossed them in the stuff,
>>> shook them off and put them in baggies, about a half an apple in a
>>> baggie. The leftover lemon juice was rosy and made a nice glass if
>>> lemonade. Total cost: apples were $99 a pound, so I reckon about $2
>>> for five
>>> baggies, each with half an apple instead of a third. Maybe 50
>>> calories. It's not cooking, but it's not sniping at ****wiliger
>>> either. :P
>> If you don't have a lemon, next time crush a vitamin C tablet and
>> use it instead.
>> Janet
>
> Ahhh ... I see you people are way ahead of me ...

I used to use vit c powder on apples I was preparing for freezing.