Applesauce and Beauty

Yesterday I enjoyed making 15 quarts of applesauce (I have another 15 quarts or so to go today).  Steve spoiled me with an "apple master" that cores and slices the apples very quickly.  Pair that with the Sauce master and applesauce is a quick process.  I wonder if the pioneering women did much canning - where would they have stored all of the goods and I wouldn't think they would crate cases of glass canning jars around with them but that is something I will have to investigate.  I am not a big fan of canning because most of the nutrients of the foods that are canned are lost in the high heat process.  I would much rather dehydrate or freeze, however we have an excellent applesauce muffin recipe we like to make and applesauce is great for a little one's stomach ache or sore throat.  My organic canned applesauce is certainly cheaper than the purchasable kind.

As far as beauty goes, I began reading the book, "Authentic Beauty" by Leslie Ludy yesterday.  This book is geared toward younger women but part of my quest in learning is to garner an authentic, godly femininity for myself and then teach it to my daughters.  I will be using the book list at the end of the book, "Raising Maidens of Virtue" by Stacy McDonald as a starting off point and this book is included in her list.

Finally, found some great resources on Vision Forum we want to pick up to peruse.  More about that later.