A friend had 10 pounds of apples that she didn't know what to do with and offered them to me, and I thought, "I know what to do with them,...apple butter!" My mother used to make it for our family when I was a child and when I had a family of my own she gave me the recipe. It is easy to make although there are some steps involved. I washed and halved the apples and put them in a roaster with just enough water to cover the bottom layer and covered it and put it on a medium low setting and just let them cook. Along the way, I mashed and stirred them. The result is what you see above. I then put them through a food mill, added sugar and spices and put them in my slow cooker on low for about 12 hours. The house smelled heavenly! And the result was....
I took the pint to work and got rave reviews,...I had to concur I love it too!
This too, is part of the creative life!
Keep Creating, Val
Brings back memories of apple butter in my youth...I'll have to get my recipe out!
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