Old-Fashioned Apple Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 c. thick apple pulp
`1 c. vinegar
8 c. sugar
4 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 c. red hots

Preparation

Core and slice apples, do not peel.
Add enough water to cook apples until soft.
Press through sieve and measure.
Bake in oven in large roaster pan, stirring several times.
Bake until mixture remains in a smooth mass when a little is cooled.
When the apple butter is about ready to can, put the red hots in, after they have melted, pour into sterilized jars and seal while hot.
Keep oven at 325\u00b0.