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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Old-fashioned Apple Butter

January 28, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits		Fruits, Jelly/jam	5	Servings

INGREDIENTS

12		Apples, pref. jonathan or
2	c	Apple juice
		Sugar, for measurements see
		Cinnamon, for measurements
		Allspice, for measurements
		Cloves, for measurements se
1/2	c	Sauterne, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash, core and quarter apples (do not peel). Combine apples and juice
in lightly oiled Crock-Pot. For each PINT of sieved cooked fruit, add
1 c. sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. allspice and 1/2 tsp. cloves;
stir well. Cover and cook on High setting for 6 to 8 hours, stirring
about every 2 hours. Remove cover after 3 hrs. to allow fruit and
juice to cook down. Add sauterne for the last hour of cooking.  Spoon
into hot sterilized jars and process in boiling water bath; seal.
Makes about 5 (1/2 pint) jars. Source: Rival --- Hope this helps.
Maybe someone else has an apple butter for the crockpot. JUDY/NC
PJXG05A 09/26/91  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 60 Calories From Fat: <1 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: <1mg Potassium: 121.5mg Carbohydrates: 15.6g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 14.4g Protein: <1g