j and i stopped by fort ward park with tavi and ended up doing a little impromptu apple picking. (it was on my bucket list, so why not?!) after our walk and a swing through downtown poulsbo we brought the apples home to make into apple butter, recipe slightly adapted from half baked harvest:

| ingredients |

4 pounds apples, cored and diced

2 cups apple cider

1/2 cup maple syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1 pinch salt