APPLE BUTTER

APPLE BUTTER

Ingredients
4 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and quartered
1-cup water
1-cup apple cider
Brown sugar to taste
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1-teaspoon ground cloves
1/2-teaspoon allspice
Grated rind and juice of 2 lemons

Directions
Cook the apples in the liquid until soft.
Pass through a food mill.
Add 1/2 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.

If not to be used within a week or two,
pour into hot sterilized jars and seal tightly.
Servings: 5 pints