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JOHNS' APPLE BUTTER


Recipe Information
Source:
JSTURAK@AOL.COM

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.
Comments
AMERICAN RECIPE FROM THE EAST COAST