Apple Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lb. Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
3 c. water
3 c. sugar
3 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 (1 3/4 oz.) box powdered pectin
1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground allspice
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

Preparation

Combine apples and water in a large Dutch oven.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and cook 20 to 25 minutes or until tender. Mash.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Bring to a boil; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Quickly pour into hot jars, filling to 1/4-inch from top; wipe jar rims.
Cover at once with metal lids and screw on bands.
Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.
Yields 6 pints.