{"id":881,"date":"2005-11-12T22:09:11","date_gmt":"2005-11-13T05:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/a_bit_more_on_apple_butter\/"},"modified":"2005-11-12T22:09:11","modified_gmt":"2005-11-13T05:09:11","slug":"a_bit_more_on_apple_butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/a_bit_more_on_apple_butter\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bit More on Apple Butter"},"content":{"rendered":"

The apple butter is done. I had some on toast this morning. Have I told you I’m addicted to cinnamon?? This was sweet and thick and full of cinnamon.
\nI have a few more thoughts to share with you about apple butter before we move on to other subjects. When my links are up, you’ll find “Simply Recipes” listed among them. Elise has a recipe <\/a>that is almost identical to the one I gave for apple butter, with one exception. Her recipe calls for apple cider vinegar<\/b>. I thought that maybe it was an error, but according to Elise it’s just a variant on the recipe. I prefer my apple butter sweet and spicy, so I use apple cider instead.<\/p>\n


\nBe sure to check the links at Simply Recipes for the chinois and the food mill. If you do enough canning to justify the cost of the food mill, that’s the utensil I’d recommend. It takes a lot longer to push all the pulp through the chinois, and it can be tiring.
\nI should have also explained that it’s necessary to put the jars of apple butter into a boiling water bath. I used pint sized jars, and found instructions that said I should boil them for 10 minutes once the water returned to a rolling boil.
\nOne of my readers commented that she would pass on this recipe until next year because she didn’t have all the canning equipment at hand. Adele, I meant to tell you that I used a trick from Cop Car. I filled a stockpot with water and placed seven canning rings in the bottom to keep the jars up off the bottom of the pan. Slick trick, huh??
\nThe guidelines on how long to cook are indefinite because there are several factors which come into play. The moisture in the apples and how wide the cooking pot is, come to mind. I used a stock pot, and after two hours I said “Enough!” I wish I had cooked it just 15-20 minutes longer. You’re looking for a smooth, dark texture. Longer cooking will give you a darker apple butter.
\nI ended up with almost seven pint jars. The partial jar was put into the refrigerator, and the apple butter set up a bit when it cooled.
\nAnd….there is no butter in apple butter!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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