Apple Butter

Name: Apple Butter
Ingredients: 8 lbs apples; 2 quarts water (or apple juice); 1 lb brown sugar (1 package); 1 cup white sugar; 2 12 teaspoons salt; 12 teaspoon ground cloves; 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 12 lemon, juice of

8 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

8 lbs apples
2 quarts water (or apple juice)
1 lb brown sugar (1 package)
1 cup white sugar
2 12 teaspoons salt
12 teaspoon ground cloves
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
12 lemon, juice of

Directions

1

Quarter apples, trimming out bad spots and stems.
2

Do not peel or core -- that's for the food mill.
3

Cover with water or apple juice and boil until tender.
4

Do not drain.
5

Run the apples through the food mill.
6

Blend applesauce (in batches) in the blender for three minutes, on the setting below liquefy.
7

This is a good time to add the ground cloves and cinnamon (they tend to clump in the pot).
8

Return the blended apple sauce to the pan and gently boil until thick.
9

When it seems thick enough, boil it down some more.
10

Drizzle on an ice cube to see the ultimate consistency.
11

Boil just a little more.
12

Then pressure can in pint jars for 10 minutes.
13

Makes about 8 pints.