Okay. I normally rely on Google or Yahoo to solve all my problems. Well, maybe not my problems, but to answer questions that I should know the answer to ... but don't.
Well, today ... I went to good ol' Google for a quick answer. And the search results took me to Yahoo. But ... that's beside the point.
Anyway, I asked how to keep cut apples from turning brown. Simple, right?
I'm sure this is a question that every mother in America can answer ... except me.
The answer that I got over and over was to use water with a bit of lemon juice (I used 1 qt. of water with 4 tablespoons of lemon juice) and dip the cut apple section into the mixture ... and wa-la ... I'd avoid the nasty brown color that apples tend to turn when exposed to the ... air.
Well, I am smarter than you think, because I tested this theory ... ONE DAY before I needed it to work. 14 hours to be exact.
And guess what?
My apple sections are BROWN.
BROWN, I tell you.
So, here I sit. With 20 apples and 20 cups of caramel to bring to Emily's Halloween party tomorrow ... and without your help ... I'm sure not ONE CHILD will eat one of my apples.
Ya see, I might not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I do know that.
HOW DO YOU KEEP APPLES FROM TURNING BROWN?
HELP ME!
PLEASE!