Apple Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 peck apples
10 cups sugar
4 c. water
2 tsp. ground cloves
2 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground allspice

Preparation

Wash, quarter, core and cook apples, unpeeled, with water. Cover and simmer slowly until tender.
Rub through coarse sieve. There should be about 5 quarts pulp.
Add half as much sugar as pulp and spices.
Let simmer about 2 hours, stirring frequently. Keep a good eye on it.
It will burn easily.
When thick, pour into hot sterilized jars and seal at once.
Remember apple butter becomes stiffer when cold.
Makes 9 to 10 pints.