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It’s almost Fall and in Pennsylvania, and especially in my family, that means pink applesauce! I look forward to this tradition every year, and then enjoy it for the next few months since this recipe yields a ton of yumminess if you quadruple it (like my mom does) and freeze for future enjoyment.

In my Tallie Graver Mystery series from Kensington, Tallie is usually the first one to reach for a cruller, whoopie pie, or most often a snickerdoodle. But there is always time and room for some good old-fashioned pink applesauce. While she’s cleaning houses, figuring out nefarious deeds done in town, and keeping up with her boyfriend Max, and simultaneously irritating and helping the local police, she’s always on the lookout for the perfectly made snack. She’s one of those women who knows her flaws and owns them, then uses them to her best amateur sleuthing advantage. And if in the process of sorting clues and figuring out who’s lying and who’s just that sinister, she needs to munch her way through the thought process, then she’s ready, willing and hungry. Bring on the snacking and the sleuthing!

Pink Applesauce – Makes about 6 good-sized portions

Ingredients, or ingredient in this case:

10-12 Cortland apples (seriously, that’s it! I promise!)

Preparing this awesomesauce:

1.     Wash and core apples

2.     Cut away any blemishes and remove any stray seeds (leave the skin on, that’s how it gets pink)

3.     Place apples in stock pot and heat on medium, stirring frequently

4.      Cook apples down to a mushy, soft consistency

5.     Pour apples into sieve and grind down to the kind of applesauce that delights you – there’s no wrong way, if you like it chunky go for it, it you like it smooth, that’s possible too.

6.     Enjoy!

As an added dash of sass you can also throw in several Red Hots candies and melt them in with the apples as you’re stirring. They’ll turn your awesomesauce even pinker and give it that kick that will make your mouth go WOW!

Bio: Misty Simon is the author of the Tallie Graver Mystery series. She loves a good story and decided one day that she would try her hand at it. Eventually she got it right. There’s nothing better in the world than making someone laugh, and she hopes everyone at least snickers in the right places when reading her books. She lives in Central Pennsylvania where she is hard at work on her next novel or three. She loves to hear from readers so drop her a line at misty@mistysimon.com.

Blurb:

Live and let dust . . .
 
Now that Tallie Graver’s cleaning business is starting to shine, she’s ready to go squeegee to squeegee against Audra McNeal for a major contract at the Astercromb mansion. Tallie’s not afraid of a little friendly competition from the new cleaner in town. In fact, Tallie likes Audra, though she wonders how her glamorous rival manages to clean house and maintain her fancy manicure. Tallie has her rubber-gloves full staying one step ahead of her nemesis. Until she finds a well-polished hand poking out of a rolled-up carpet, rendering her competition . . . dead.

Though it lands Tallie the big job, there’s nothing tidy about Audra’s death. So
between polishing and scrubbing, Tallie’s determined to find the killer. Hopefully the police chief doesn’t mind her cluttering up his investigation with the filthy dealings she discovers. Turns out Audra was not as squeaky clean as she appeared. And confronting her killer could bring Tallie to a very foul end indeed . . .

I will be giving away a copy of Carpet Diem to a US winner. To enter, please leave a comment with your email address. Good luck!