What is Apple sauce?
{{multiple image | image1 = Applesauce.jpg | width1 = 145 | caption1 = Commercially processed apple sauce | image2 = Apfelkompott.jpg | width2 = 195 | caption2 = A chunky German apple sauce | country = unkown | region = Medieval Europe }} '''Apple sauce''' (or '''applesauce''') is a [[sauce]] made from [[stew]]ed and [[mash]]ed [[apple]]s. Peeled or unpeeled apples can be used and different [[Spice|spices]] or additives like [[cinnamon]] can be used. [[Sugar]] or [[high fructose corn syrup]] is often added to the applesauce to sweeten it. Applesauce can be fine or coarse [[texture]]d, and can include large pieces of apple. It is easy to make at home, and it is also sold ready-made in [[supermarket]]s. It is a [[wikt:common|common]] food or [[snack]] for [[child]]ren and people who have problems eating solid food. Parents often feed it to their [[baby|babies]] because teeth are not needed to eat it. In the [[United Kingdom]], apple sauce is normally used as a sauce for [[ham]], [[pork]], and [[bacon|gammon]]. ==Use and availability== Apple sauce was once a food prepared for winter, since it keeps well.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hale|first=Sarah Josepha Buell|title=The good housekeeper: or, The way to live well and to be well while we live : containing directions for choosing and preparing food, in regard to health, economy and taste|year=1839|publisher=Weeks, Jordan|page=79|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P28EAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA79|author-link=Sarah Josepha Hale|access-date=11 January 2011}}</ref> Apple sauce can be used in baking as a substitute for fat (such as butter or oil)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://greatist.com/health/healthy-baking-fat-swaps/|title=Healthier Ways to Bake Without Butter or Oil|author=David Tao|date=13 November 2012|work=Greatist|access-date=1 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wilton.com/blog/index.php/baking-alternatives-reducing-fat-in-your-favorite-baked-goods-recipes/|title=Baking Alternatives - Reducing Fat in Your Favorite Baked Goods Recipes|work=Wilton Blog -