Apple Butter for Canning
- Ready In:
- 5hrs
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
6 pints
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 10 lbs tart apples
- 5 cups water or 5 cups apple cider
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
directions
- Core and thickly slice apples. (should have 30 cups of sliced apples).
- Place in a 10 quart Dutch Oven. Add water or cider. Bring to a boil,.
- reduce heat. Cover and cook until apples are soft, about 30 minutes.
- Stir occasionally. Press through food mill or sieve, and return to.
- dutch oven. Boil mixture gently uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring.
- frequently with long handled spoon until mixture is of desired thickness.
- about 1 3/4 hour. Stir in spices, cook and stir for 15 minutes more.
- Pour into 11-12 hot half pint jars (or 6 pint jars) Adjust lids and.
- process pints 5 minute quarts 10 minute in a boiling water bath canner.
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There are so many things I enjoy. I do some quilting, sewing, a bit of calligraphy,embroidery, and counted cross stitch, along with other things.
I have been married a long time to my high school sweetheart. We have one married daughter with an adorable little granbaby !
I also am trained in food safety/preservation. That is one of my big passions. I can a lot of food each year for my family and also for gifts.
I would rather shop produce markets than the mall any day !