Bourbon Apple Butter

Directions

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   ["Begin by peeling apples, coring and quartering until 6 pounds of apple meat is achieved.", "Prepare a large skillet, that will hold all of the apples along with three cups of water. Add the three cups of water. Heat water until boiling. Then, lower heat enough that the boil is maintained but it's not an agressive boil. Soften apples, occasionally rotating them so they all achieve a nice soft texture, but not mushy. This will take about 30 minutes.", "Next add apples, a few at a time, to a food processor and puree until all a uniform texture and size. But make sure they do not liquify. Get rid of any remaining water from the saucepan/skillet before returning apple puree to the pan.", "When puree is complete, add back to your large skillet/saucepan and cover with 4 cups of sugar, cloves, cinnamon and 1 cup of bourbon. Bring this to a nice simmer and stir frequently, ensuring none of the puree burns to the bottom.", "Begin preparing your jars and lids for canning, by washing the jars and bringing a large deep pot of water to boil, for the water bath. Submerge jars in pot and bring to a boil to sterilize jars and prep for sealing and canning. In small pan, bring some water to a slight boil to prepare the canning lids and rings.", "You are ready to can when the apple puree holds it's shape on a spoon.", "Extract one jar from water bath at a time, filling the jar within 1/4\" of the top with apple puree. Extract one lid from the small sauce pan and after the rim of the jar has been wiped clean