West Island senior's homemade applesauce is marketed through word of mouth and Facebook page. Author of the article: Carolyn Boll • Special to Montreal Gazette Publishing date: May 06, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 3 minute read • Ethel Smith helps her 88-year-old mother Sylvia peel apples at her home. In early 2020, Sylvia Smith started making applesauce at home and then selling it by word of mouth but has also launched a Facebook page to market goods with help of her daughters. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette Article content In January 2020 Sylvia Smith fell. In the months following surgery, the formerly spry West Island senior had to find something to keep herself occupied. By October Sylvia and her two daughters, Ethel and Sheryl, had developed a successful recipe for how to respect her limited mobility and to do it together as a mother-and-daughters project.