Of schnitz and rye straw - Farm and Dairy

Of schnitz and rye straw - Farm and Dairy

In recent chapters, the making and putting up of apple butter as a means of preserving apples for the winter ahead has been the focus of the narrative. However, this was not the only means of preserving apples, which were a staple of the settlers’ diet. The other method of doing this preserving was to make schnitz. Schnitz was made by peeling apples, then slicing them thinly to dry. These slices, which could later be reconstituted by soaking the…