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Apple Butter Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
12 Medium apples, unpeeled and cored.
2 C. Sugar
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. Allspice
1/4 tsp. Nutmeg
1/4 tsp. Ground Cloves
1/8 tsp. Ground Ginger
Directions:
Directions:
Core apples, cut into eighths, and place in heavy saucepan. Barely cover with water (about a cup). Cook over medium heat until apples just soften, stirring often. Cool slightly and force through food mill. Measure pulp and return to saucepan. Add 1/4 C. sugar for every cup of pulp. (You can use less sugar if you prefer)

Bring to a rolling boil over moderate heat. Add spices. Continue to cook, stirring constantly until temperature of apple mixture reaches 220 degrees on a candy thermometer. Ladle into sterile 1/2 pint jars, seal and process in a water bath. Makes about six pints.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Variation's. You can substitute pears for apples, omitting cinnamon and nutmeg and adding 2 tbsp. finely chopped candied ginger.

 

 

 

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