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Boysenberry Applesauce

Ingredients
2-1/2 pounds Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored and cut into eighths
1/2 pint (1 cup) fresh boysenberries, rinsed, drained, pureed, and seeded, or other fresh blackberries, such as marionberries, loganberries, or black currants, rinsed and drained, or frozen berries
1 to 2 tablespoons honey, to taste
2 lemon slices

Method
If you're using boysenberries, put all the ingredients in a medium pot over medium-high heat with 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer, cover, and cook until the apples are soft, about 15 minutes. For other fresh or frozen berries, gently stir them in at the end of the cooking time. Heat frozen berries until they are completely thawed. If there is still a lot of liquid with the apples, remove the lid and raise the heat for a few minutes, but watch that the mixture doesn't burn. Remove the lemon slices just before serving.