Hot Apple Cider

Jennifer S.

CIDER SPICE BUNDLE
6 whole cloves
6 whole allspice berries
1 tsp dried orange rind
1 cinnamon stick, crushed

Using a clean coffee filter (or several layers of cheese cloth cut into squares and stacked on each other. Place cloves, allspice berries, orange rind and cinnamon on top, pull up corners and tie into bundle with string. Makes 1 bundle, enough for 1 gallon of cider or apple juice.

To make: Pour 1 gallon cider or apple juice in crock pot. Place Cider Spice Bundle in cider. Heat on high, until just until boiling, remove spice bundle. Serve hot.

Crock Pot Apple Butter (for those who don’t have the Squeezo thingys)

From Elaine V.’s grandma

8 cups apples diced
3 cups sugar

Place apples and sugar in a crock-pot and cook on high for 3 hours. Then on low for about 8 hours or overnight. Use hand mixer and blend to desired consistency. Add cloves and cinnamon and stir. Cook another 2-3 hours uncovered to thicken.

Pour into jars and seal. Hot water bath for 15 min.

Canned Apple Butter

Alison A.

13 cups apple pulp
3 ½ cups sugar
3 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp cloves
¼ tsp salt

Add all ingredients to crock pot, and set on low. Simmer until desired thickness (anywhere from 2-8 hours).
Stir occasionally
Simmer without lid on
Put in jars and process 10 minutes in water bath