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How many apples for applesauce

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We are doing applesauce right now.
Our yield is about 1 dozen QUARTS from a bushel.

It's hard for me to be precise because ----
we started with 2 bushel (McIntosh).

We've processed 1 and 1/4 bushel so far.
We've eaten some of the sauce and we've loaded up the 2 dehydrators.
And we currently have 1 dozen Quarts finished.
 
The apple production in our area is way down from normal due to weather extremes.

A couple years ago McIntosh #1's were $20 a bushel. Seconds were $8.oo.

This year the #1's are $40.oo. Secounds are $20.oo.

We are working with seconds and finding them to be good apples.....no wind falls.
Most of them are labeled "seconds" only because they are larger than the standard.