Apples have some killer PR, don't they? All they really are is a little
fiber bound together with sugar, precious few actual nutrients in
there, and yet they have the whole "keep the doctor away" thing sewn up
for time and all eternity. The reality of it is, we feed our babies
applesauce because it's completely benign and totally unlikely to cause
them to break out in hives. Apple brandy, on the other hand, really
gets to the heart of what apples are all about: they smell good and
they taste good, and that's pretty much the whole story. Next time
you're exhausted from spooning applesauce at a recalcitrant
seven-month-old, bust out the barware and mix yourself an easy little
Apple, Sauced.
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