Pickled Crab Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

crab apples
1 qt. vinegar
4 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. cloves
1 tsp. mace
1 tsp. allspice

Preparation

Choose round crab apples uniform in size; do not pare them. Make a syrup with the rest of the ingredients.
Bring to a boil and cook until sugar is dissolved.
Cool.
Add crab apples and heat gently, being careful not to burst the fruit.
Let stand in syrup overnight.
Pack cold into clean jars.
Fill to 1/2-inch of top with syrup.
Put on top and screw on tightly.
Process in water bath at simmering temperature (180\u00b0) for 20 minutes.