Apple Sauce - Use and Availability

Use and Availability

Apple sauce used to be a food prepared for winter, since it keeps well. It is often an accompaniment to a main course. Swedes and the English, for instance, usually eat apple sauce as a condiment for roast pork. In Germany it accompanies potato pancakes. In the Netherlands, children often eat it with their fries; "patat met appelmoes" is a traditional dish at children's birthday parties. It is also a popular accompaniment in the United States of America and is sometimes served as a dessert there as well. In France where it is referred to as compote, it is mostly viewed as a dessert and served at room temperature, with the notable exception of boudin aux pommes (dark blood sausage with apple sauce). In Portugal as well, maçã cozida (cooked apple) is solely viewed as a dessert.

Commercial versions of apple sauce are readily available in supermarkets. It may be packaged in glass jars, tins, or plastic tubs. It is also sold in serving-size small plastic cups.