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Serves/Makes:6 pints

Ingredients

• 12 medium apples,unpeeled and cored
• 2 cups (475 ml) sugar
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) allspice
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) ground cloves
• 1/8 tsp (1 ml) ground ginger

Preparation

• Core apples,cut into eighths, and place in heavy saucepan.
• Barely cover with water(about a cup).
• Cookover medium heat until apples just soften, stirring often.
• Cool slightly and force through a food mill.
• Measure pulp and return to saucepan.
• Add 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar for every cup of pulp.
• Bring to a rolling boil over moderate heat.
• Add spices.
• Continue to cook,stirring constantly,until tempature of apple mixture reaches 220 degrees (100 C.) on a candy thermoeter.
• Ladle into sterile 1/2 pint jars,seal,and process according to jar manufacturers instructions.
• Makes about 6 pints,or 81 servings of 2 tbsp (30 ml) each.
• Preparation time about 3 hours.

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AMERICAN RECIPE FROM THE EAST COAST