Homemade Apple Sauce

This fresh home made apple sauce is great on
potato pancakes and your morning oatmeal.

Ingredients:
2 pounds Cortland apples, peeled, cored and sliced
3 cups water
1 cinnamon stick
1/3 cup pomegranate or orange juice
1/3 to 1/2 cup brown sugar (depending on sweetness of apples)
1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Derections:
Place apples in a medium saucepan.
Add water and cinnamon stick.
Cook over medium heat about 20 minutes
or until apples are soft.
Add more water during cooking if apples are not covered.
Drain well and remove cinnamon stick.
Mash apples with a potato masher until chunky.
If too thick, stir in about 1/3 cup pomegranate juice.
Stir in brown sugar.
Add pomegranate seeds, lemon juice
and ground cinnamon if using. Makes 2 1/2 cups.