Pickled Crab Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 lb. apples
10 c. vinegar
8 c. water
16 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. whole cloves
9 sticks cinnamon
1 Tbsp. ground ginger

Preparation

Wash and remove blossom ends and prick.
Bring vinegar, water, sugar, ginger, cinnamon and cloves (cinnamon and cloves tied in a bag) to a boil and add apples, a little at a time.
Remove before adding next batch.
Pour syrup over apples; let stand overnight. Remove bag of spices.
Pack apples in hot jars.
Bring syrup to a boil.
Pour over fruit.
Process 30 minutes.
Makes 16 to 20 pints.