Apple Butter without Cider Recipe

Apple Butter without Cider Recipe

Ingredients:

10 gallons of water
6 gallons of molasses
8 bushels of apple; pared, cored and quartered
1 lb of mixed spice (cloves, allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg); finely powdered

Instructions:

Combine water and molasses in kettle large enough to accommodate these fluids. Boil, then skim so long as scums continue rising.

Reserve one-half of liquid then transfer into tub. Prepare 8 bushels apples and gradually throw into boiling liquid.

Continue hard boiling. Once thickened, gradually add reserved water-molasses mixture, stirring frequently in order to avoid scorching. Make sure it has equal consistencies all throughout.

Continue boiling for 10-12 hrs, continuously stirring. Remove mixture from kettle in the evening and cool in large tubs, covered.

The following morning, have the mixture boiled again for additional 6-8 hrs (total of 18 hrs). Thirty minutes prior to removing, add in mixed spices. Once done, pour into stone jars.

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