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applesauce

[ap-uhl-saws] / ˈæp əlˌsɔs /


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In the US in 2023, hundreds of children were poisoned by lead from imported cinnamon that made its way into applesauce.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

There is applesauce, made with an apple peeler you crank by hand, simmering on the stove.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

With butter, eggs and a full cup of unsweetened applesauce, the crumb is soft, tender and irresistible.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

But if she served him applesauce at home, “he’d look at me like I was crazy,” Zeitlin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

We sat in the cab of his dad’s dump truck and tore open the bags: beef stew, applesauce, shrink-wrapped crackers, little packets of strawberry jam, iced-tea mix, and hot chocolate.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings