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Preserve Fall Colors

Enjoy some of the colors of fall by taking a short walk near your meeting place. Collect colorful leaves and preserve them. There are many ways of doing this depending upon the age of your girls. You can seal them between waxed paper for daisies and brownies. Letting adults use the iron (for safety reasons of course), or for older girls you can preserve them in glycerine. A more time consuming process.

Take advantage of nature's bounty make a delicious snack for a troop meeting.

Baked Apples

One apple per girl
mini-marshmallows
raisins
redhots

Core apples and and peel halfway to prevent splitting. Place marshmallows, raisins and red hots in the center of each apple. Place apples upright in greased baking dish. Pour water (1/4" deep)into baking dish.

Bake uncovered in 375º oven until tender when pierced with fork, 30-40 minutes. Time will vary with size and variety of apples.

Baking bag: Prepare the bag according to package directions. Place the bag inside the pan, line the apples up inside the baking bag, secure the bag using the tie provided and bake at 325º until the apples are soft, 20-30 minutes (The baking bag speeds the cooking time)

Microwave: Omit water, microwave uncovered until tender when pierced with fork, 1 apple 2-4 minutes, 2 apples 3-5 minutes and 4 apples 6-8 minutes.

Campfire: Wrap each apple in aluminum foil twisting the top tight so the steam does not escape. Place in hot coals for approximately 20 minutes. Be careful unwrapping the steam can burn tender fingers.

Hint: Brownie leaders could have the girls bring the apples already cored and peeled , make sure mom dips it in lemon juice so it doesn't turn brown.

Raw Applesauce

3 medium apples peeled and cut up
1/4 C. light corn syrup
2 T. lemon juice
2 t. sugar
Dash of salt

Place half the apples and the remaining ingredients in blender container. Cover and blend on high until smooth, 1-2 minutes. Add remaining apples and repeat. About 2 cups.

Cooked Applesauce

4 medium cooking apples, each cut into fourths
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 t. ground cinnamon
1/4 t. ground nutmeg

Heat apples and water to boiling over medium heat; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally to break up apples, until tender, 5-10 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; boil and stir 1 minute. About 3 cups.