Apple Butter

[Broncosfan]

I'm getting things ready to make some old fashion apple butter. Planning to cook it outside in a copper kettle once I get one. Anyone have any pointers? Maybe watching there grandmother make it?? If only I would have been smart enough to watch my grandmother make it. I have made it in the crock pot and it was very good. Bad thing is I was at the point where I thought I could remember everything ingredients but that ship has sailed. Any input would be a great help

[Slippy]

Apples, lots of sugar! spices (cinnamon, allspice, cloves), water, a touch of lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, pectin and Mrs Slippy wearing one of my old cotton dress shirts and no pants, just a skimpy pair of laced red undies working up a nice sweat in the kitchen...:thumb:

Oh, I forgot a pinch of salt..

[Broncosfan]

Yes my last crock pot try I didn't get enough sugar and it was a little tart.

[Innkeeper]

Apples, lots of sugar! spices (cinnamon, allspice, cloves), water, a touch of lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, pectin and Mrs Slippy wearing one of my old cotton dress shirts and no pants, just a skimpy pair of laced red undies working up a nice sweat in the kitchen...:thumb:

Oh, I forgot a pinch of salt..

How long have you wore red laced undies? :blindfold:

[Dwight55]

Sounds silly, . . . and I don't know for sure where the recipe is, . . . but some of the best apple butter I ever ate came out of a crock pot, . . . left on all day, . . . on low, . . . and the only other ingredient I recall, . . . cinnamon hot drops.

Man was it good.

I'll look for the recipe, . . . if I find it, . . . I'll put it up for y'all.

May God bless,
Dwight

[Inor]

Mrs Inor makes the greatest apple butter every year. I have no idea how she does it or what the recipe is, all I can say is does NOT make it outside! It makes the house smell SO GOOD! Also, she does not use a copper pot. She uses the same stainless steel canning pot that she uses for all of her jellies and jams. Making it outside is like trophy hunting deer; you waste the BEST parts.

Cook that sucker up inside and enjoy the smell for at least 3-4 days.

[Dwight55]

FOUND IT:

Well, . . . it had more ingredients than I recalled, . . .

10 cups of apples, cooked and drained

3/4 cup of Brown Sugar

1/2 cup Red Hot Cinnamon Hot Drops

3 teaspoons cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon all spice

We put this on the first time and let it cook all night on "Low" in the crock pot, . . . second batch, we started up and went to work, . . .

Both batches turned out great.

We have some apples on our apple trees this year, . . . so I think we will probably do that again this year. It was some of the best apple butter I've ever eaten, and it did not require a lot of stirring in a copper kettle.

I also have to shy away from that, . . . my son has a copper allergy, . . . and we want to be able to share anything we do here.

May God bless,
Dwight

[Toefoot]

Mrs Inor makes the greatest apple butter every year. I have no idea how she does it or what the recipe is, all I can say is does NOT make it outside! It makes the house smell SO GOOD! Also, she does not use a copper pot. She uses the same stainless steel canning pot that she uses for all of her jellies and jams. Making it outside is like trophy hunting deer; you waste the BEST parts.

Cook that sucker up inside and enjoy the smell for at least 3-4 days.

Love the smell, to me it is not fall without it.

[Toefoot]

AMISH CROCK POT APPLE BUTTER

6 lbs. mixed variety apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
1 3/4 cups apple cider
2 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon
3/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Place all ingredients in the crock pot and mix well. Cook on the high setting for 2 hours, stirring periodically. Turn the crock to low and cook 7-8 more hours. Puree with an immersion blender if desired for a smoother consistency.

[Toefoot]

FOUND IT:

Well, . . . it had more ingredients than I recalled, . . .

10 cups of apples, cooked and drained

3/4 cup of Brown Sugar

1/2 cup Red Hot Cinnamon Hot Drops

3 teaspoons cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon all spice

We put this on the first time and let it cook all night on "Low" in the crock pot, . . . second batch, we started up and went to work, . . .

Both batches turned out great.

We have some apples on our apple trees this year, . . . so I think we will probably do that again this year. It was some of the best apple butter I've ever eaten, and it did not require a lot of stirring in a copper kettle.

I also have to shy away from that, . . . my son has a copper allergy, . . . and we want to be able to share anything we do here.

May God bless,
Dwight

Going to try this with the red hots, sounds like it would taste great in the apple butter.

[Broncosfan]

I have heard of red hots in the recipe. I'm positive it wasn't an ingredient in my grandmother recipe but I sure might try a batch for sure. I also don't think she used brown sugar. Everyone has their own ingredients used for sure. If I'm correct she used cinnamon, all spice, nutmeg and not sure about cloves. It was a lot of cinnamon too.You guys input is a big help.

[Gambit]

my old grandma had made it a few times and it was post to be german version which has some sourness
I tried looking for recipe but I have no luck. if I was a good medium ill use a crystal ball and ask her but then she hit me with the gaint green spoon that hurt like a ****** ******

[Deebo]

The wife is making this tonight..