Moscow Food Co-op Food ReviewApplesauce
by Vicki Reich, from the March 2004 Newsletter
Applesauce is such a comforting food. I’m sure most of us ate it before we really had any idea of what food was. The Co-op carries three brands of applesauce, and once again it was the Hog Heaven Handspinners’ job to find out which brand tastes best. I decided to only taste test the plain applesauces, not the ones with added fruit. We carry four “pure” applesauces, two from Solana Gold, one from Santa Cruz and one from Leroux Creek. All of the applesauces are organic. The Leroux Creek “pure” applesauce is in a four pack but the other three are in jars.
The first applesauce was Solana Gold Apple Sauce ($2.79 for 24 oz.). It has a light, fluffy consistency with a mild, slightly tangy, and not-too-sweet flavor. It is a good basis applesauce.
The second contestant was Solana Gold Gravenstein Apple Sauce ($2.79 for 24 oz.). This has a smoother, denser texture and a tart and very appley flavor. It also has nice flecks of brown throughout. This was the definite favorite.
Next up was Santa Cruz Apple Sauce ($2.95 for 23 oz). This was the least flavorful of the sauces we tried. It reminded us of applesauce we ate as kids. It is sweeter than the Solana Gold but watery and has no distinguishing taste.
Last up was Leroux Creek Golden Apple Sauce ($2.39 for 4/4 oz. packs). This one caused the most dissention. I really liked it and thought it had a distinct Golden Delicious Apple flavor. The moms in the group though it tasted like baby food. It has a nice dark color with brown flecks throughout, and a lightly starchy consistency. It is also the only applesauce with more than just apples in the ingredients (there is added apple juice and natural apple flavor).
Everyone seemed to enjoy this taste test. (Of course, after the mayonnaise taste test, how could you blame them?) Luckily, it was not very filling and left plenty of room to enjoy the cream puff swans filled with fresh whipped cream floating in raspberry sauce that I made for dessert.
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