Apple Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. apples (Rome or Golden Delicious)
1/2 c. apple cider
3 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/4 tsp. ground cloves

Preparation

Wash, peel, core and slice apples.
Combine apples and cider in 6-quart pot.
Bring to a boil over medium heat.
Reduce heat to low.
Cover, stirring occasionally.
Simmer until apples are tender (approximately 30 to 40 minutes).
Puree apples in blender until smooth.
Return apple mixture to pot.
Add sugar, cinnamon, allspice and cloves.
Bring to boil over medium low heat.
Cover and cook until thick (approximately 1 hour).
Pour into canning jars, leaving 1/4-inch space.
Cover jar with lids and deep boil jars for 10 minutes.
Cool jars 10 to 12 hours.