juice of 1 lemon

6 lbs of apples (12-16 apples)  half sweet and half tart is a  good combination

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 stick (1/4 lb) unsalted butter (a MUST – NO substituting!!!)

2 teas ground cinnamon

Peel , core & chop apples. Toss in lemon juice.  Place in crockpot.   Add brown sugar, butter and cinnamon.  Cook until apples are soft.  Mix with a whisk until smooth (or leave it a little coarse for chunky apple sauce).  If you add the peels of 2 red apples while it cooks it will make Pink apple sauce.

Serve warm or at room temp.

Can also be cooked in a nonreactive pan on top of the stove.