Apple butter

Apple butter

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 3 c
• ground cloves - 3/4 tsp
• ground cinnamon - 2 tsp
• ground ginger - 1/4 tsp
• ground allspice - 3/4 tsp
• ground mace - 1/4 tsp
• sweet cider - 2 qt
• medium apples, quartered about 6 lb - 2 doz

How to make apple butter:

Cook apples in cider until tender and thick, approximately 1 hour. Pour into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch space in top. Adjust lids. Process pints and quarts 10 minutes in boiling water bath. Yield: 5 pints.

Recipe categories: Fruit, Apple, Condiments, etc..