Apple Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 lb. apples (cooking apples)
4 c. apple juice
3 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves

Preparation

Prepare jars for processing.
Cut apples into quarters (do not peel).
In heavy 7-quart saucepan over high heat, bring apples and cider to boil.
Reduce heat; cook 15 minutes until apples are tender.
Into a very large bowl, press apple mix through food mill.
Return apple pulp to pan; add sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Cook about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until thick, dark and mounds slightly when dropped from spoon.
Remove from heat.
Ladle mixture into jars, leaving about 1/4-inch space at top.
Makes 10 (8 ounce) jars.