apples for the winter

like the years before, there are early apples falling from the tree behind the house. this year there are many many apples, and lots of them are already falling. of course as it is with those early ones, the worms loved them already, though that really doesn't matter. i wash and cut them up into thin slices. they are nicely put onto cookie sheets and then dried in the oven.
all of us like the dried apple pieces and they are being treasured for morning school snacks, afternoon snacks, or just quickly grabbed running out of the kitchen on the way to work or school.