Spiced Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 large, firm, tart apples
lemon juice
4 c. sugar
4 tsp. whole cloves
6 (2-inch) sticks cinnamon
2 c. white vinegar
red food coloring

Preparation

Pare apples, quarter and core; cut each quarter into 3 thick slices.
Place in a large bowl of water and lemon juice.
Combine sugar, cloves, cinnamon sticks and vinegar in kettle; tint bright pink with food coloring.
Heat to boiling.
Simmer 10 minutes. Drain apples; add enough syrup at a time to make one layer deep. Heat to boiling.
Cook 2 minutes or just until apples are tender. Pack into hot jars.
Process 15 minutes in water bath.