About the only thing I can think of is to hot pack the apples plain, using water or unsweetened apple, white grape or pineapple juice instead of a sugar syrup (per NCHFP: "In canning regular fruits without sugar, it is very important to select fully ripe but firm fruits of the best quality. Prepare these as described for hot-packs for each fruit, but use water or regular unsweetened fruit juices instead of sugar syrup. (For more information see additional publications for individual fruits.) Juice made from the fruit being canned is best. Blends of unsweetened apple, pineapple, and white grape juice are also good for filling over solid fruit pieces. Adjust headspaces and lids and use the processing recommendations given for regular fruits. Add sugar substitutes, if desired, when serving.") You could then use them in a lot of different recipes. The color, flavor and texture won't be the same as fruit canned in sugar syrup, but should be acceptable. Here is a link that might be useful: Canning Sliced Apples

This is a fantastic Apple Bread from the Ruralite cookbook, circa 1977. The recipe itself is dated 11/73 and is from a Mrs. Donald Waters, Fernwood ID. Fresh Apple Bread 1 c. sugar 1/2 c. shortening 2 eggs, beaten 1 c. ground or grated apple (I just dice fine) 1/2 tsp. salt 2 c. flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 c. chopped pecans or walnuts, floured 1 1/2 T. buttermilk Cream sugar and shortening. Add beaten eggs and apple. Mix in dry ingredients. Add vanilla, buttermilk and nuts. Pour into greased/floured loaf pan. Sprinkle top with 3 T. sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon. Bake at 350 about an hour or until toothpick comes out clean. Deanna

Rosefolly, Ashmead's Kernel is one of my absolute favorites! If I were to grow only one apple tree, it would probably be it. Well, maybe Esopus Spitzenburg too... Of those you mention, Empire apples can often be found in grocery stores here, indeed probably because it's from NY state. I have never heard of Cinnamon Spice either. It's difficult to resist apples with such names. This year one of the highlights was when we saw for the first time Black Gilliflower, nicknamed 'Sheep Nose' (a very old variety from Connecticut, 1700s). We were twisting our heads and looking at all angles to see if any looked like it, and lo' and behold quite a few had the shape of a sheep's head from profile view. It gave me a chuckle. I picked a couple but haven't yet tried them, they still need to ripen a bit. Chris, I've looked up your two apples and they do indeed look similar, but both must be very delicious. Ha, just this morning I made applesauce! The best advice I got about making it, and incidentally it's from the good people at this orchard, is to mix several different varieties, tart and sweet. And I also love how the kitchen then smells, ... autumn is here. gdinieontario, I'm glad about you found Akane and many thanks for mentioning this orchard. It looks like a nice place to visit when in Ontario. Summers, I also like looking at online recipes. They have the advantage of readers' comments, truly tried & tested. And valuable especially when more than one person make similar suggestions for altering the recipe. Perma, I'll mention this book to the orchard owner because, as a family-owned farm with more than 300 varieties, they are not entirely organic but do try to reduce chemicals and use integrated pest management. Thank you.

elmer said, "I paid no attention to the images or descriptions, too small to make sense out of." You don't need to "make sense" of them - you just need to see that in the set of two side-by-side pictures there are colors on the screens but in the two individual pictures, the screens are black. And, yes, my husband's Apple Watch has cellular capability, as well as Bluetooth and WiFi. But making/receiving calls and texts through the watch isn't the issue. It's the location of his phone and watch that's an issue. @maddielee - Yes, we've ensured that the "share my location" is turned on, on all of our devices. @Fun2BHere - No, cellular and WiFi are both turned on on all of the devices.