APPLE BUTTER
Yields 5 pints.
Ingredients
• 4 lbs. Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and quartered
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup apple cider
• Brown sugar as needed
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ground cloves
• ½ tsp. allspice
• Grated rind and juice of 2 lemons
Directions
1. Cook the apples in the liquid until soft. Pass through a food mill. Add ½ cup brown sugar for each cup of puree. Add the spices, rind and lemon juice and cook over very low heat until thick and dark brown. This may take 3 to 4 hours.
2. If not to be used within a week or two, pour into hot sterilized jars and seal tightly.
Nutrition information per serving (1 pint): Carbohydrates 67g, Fat 2g, Calories 260, Protein 1g.
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