Gala Apples on Sale...what can I do with them?

[Dace]

I am planning to make VickiLynns Carmel Apple Jam!
I wondered if anyone had any other good ideas to make use of some cheap Gala apples?

 

[ams3651]

they are a good all purpose apple. applesauce, pie, cake, Ive always wanted to can apple pie filling but I never get it done.

 

[Henrietta23]

Hmmmm, I just picked 5 lbs of them. They're one of my favorite eating apples. Reading on for ideas................

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

i love them for eating.. but if you can smell that... * turns around and sniffs * i had a bunch in a bucket of uglies from my orchard friend.. so i put them in the next batch of applesauce

 

[patandchickens]

I agree -- there is nothing Galas aren't good for. (Well I've never tried drying them... but they're probably good for that too )

If you're going to make applesauce, it's tastiest IMHO if you mix several varieties together, so not using *just* Galas. This is also true for pies, IF you can select varieties with similar cooking times (e.g. you would NOT want to mix Macintosh and Spy in the same pie )

Pat

 

[Rebecka]

CIDER! I absolutely love Galas for cider

 

[Dace]

So if I were to make apple pie filling (canned) what other type of apples should I use? I usually use Granny's for pie.

 

[TanksHill]

Oh Galas are on sale this week? I forgot about that. I should do some pie in a jar. Where did you get yours Dace??

gina

 

[Dace]

I think they are on sale at Ralphs...I will double check...

Yep Ralphs, .59 per pound down from $1.79. They also have 10#bas f russets for .99. Last day of the sale is tomorrow.