Recipes

Apple Butter
Yields 5 pints.

Ingredients

4 lbs. Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and quartered
1 cup water
1 cup apple cider
Brown sugar as needed
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
½ tsp. allspice
Grated rind and juice of 2 lemons

1. Cook the apples in the liquid until soft. Pass through a food mill. Add ½ cup brown sugar for each cup of puree. Add the spices, rind and lemon juice and cook over very low heat until thick and dark brown. This may take 3 to 4 hours. 
2. If not to be used within a week or two, pour into hot sterilized jars and seal tightly.

Nutrition information per serving (1 pint): Carbohydrates 67g, Fat 2g, Calories 260, Protein 1g.