DRIED APPLE WREATH: (Parental assistance required)

Instead of giving your teacher the traditional apple this year, create this lovely wreath for him/her. Great family craft idea. You simply fold the apple slices and push them onto a wire frame. Add a colorful bow or dried flowers.

You will Need


• Lemon Juice
• 2 tsp. Salt
• 10 firm apples
• 8 tsp. cinnamon
• 5 tsp. allspice
• 2 tsp. cloves
• 2 tsp. orrisroot
• Heart shaped wire frame (8 - 10 inch).
• Ribbon or dried flowers (optional).
• Sharp knife, small bowl, broiler pan, pliers, scissors.

1. Preheat oven to 150 degrees F. then mix lemon juice and salt in a small bowl.
   
   
2. Peel, core and slice apples into thin round slices. Then soak in the lemon mixture about 5 mins.
   
   
3. Mix the ground spices & roll apple slices in spice mixture.
   
   
4. Place apple slices in oven on a broiler pan until evenly dried. (5 or 6 hrs) Alternatively you can dry apples in the microwave on low for about 5 mins.
   
   
5. Straighten the ends of the wire frame with pliers.
   
   
6. Cool, then fold the apple slices in half, then fold again and insert wire frame through the center.
   
   
7. When the frame is filled with apples, use pliers to bend ends into hooks to be reconnected.
   
   
8. Add a ribbon, bow or dried flower for color.

APPLE TRIVIA:


1. Apples are healthy and TASTE GOOD! They are fat free & are high in fibre.
   
   
2. BC is Canada's top apple producer & Washington is the top producing state.
   
   
3. The science of apple growing is called POMOLOGY.
   
   
4. Michigan's State Flower is the apple blossom.