William R. Watt ) writes:

> removing the stems is optional. it might affect the tase but I've never
> noticed. if you don't boil the stems they can't do much so long as they are
> clean.

for people who want to remove the stems from crabapples, the fastest way I
know is with a pair of scissors. Pick up some crabapples by their stems,
hold them over the pot, and snip, snip, snip, the crabapples drop stemless
into the pot.

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