Pickled Crab Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

crab apples
4 c. water
6 c. sugar
3 c. vinegar
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. cloves
1 tsp. mace
1 tsp. allspice

Preparation

Put cinnamon, cloves, mace and allspice in cheesecloth bag. Put water, sugar and vinegar in a kettle; heat and add bag. Simmer for about 15 minutes.
Add apples; heat slowly (don't burst the apple skins).
Set overnight in syrup.
Remove bag.
Pack in jars.
Seal.
Process in boiling bath for 20 minutes.
Makes 8 pints: 16 to 20 apples in each.