Crock-Pot Apple Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 to 14 apples
2 c. apple juice
sugar (1 c. per pt.)
cinnamon (1 tsp. per pt.)
allspice (1/2 tsp. per pt.)

Preparation

Wash, core and quarter apples.
Do not peel.
Combine apples and juice.
Put in lightly oiled crock-pot; cover.
Cook on low 10 to 18 hours; on high 2 to 4 hours.
Put apples through sieve or food mill.
Add spices (1 cup sugar per pint; 1 teaspoon cinnamon per pint and 1/2 teaspoon allspice per pint).
Stir well and return to crock-pot.
Cook on high for 6 to 8 hours.
Stir every 2 hours.
Remove cover after 2 hours to allow fruit to cook down. Put in sterile jars.
Makes about 5 pints.