If you happen to be in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, on Columbus Day weekend, don’t miss the Apple Butter Festival. In fact, with the huge cauldrons hung over open fires on the sidewalks, if you’re there that weekend, you won’t be able to miss it. My family makes this preserve with apples, but also with just about any fruit that is going past perfect ripeness, including pears, peaches, plums, and even apricots. You can substitute directly by weight, 6 pounds, the world around.

Source: Big American Cookbook

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Name: Apple Butter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 6 pounds apples peeled, cored, and thinly sliced; a combined of tart and sweet apples work well; 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves

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INGREDIENTS

6 pounds apples ; peeled, cored, and thinly sliced; a combined of tart and sweet apples work well
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves

INSTRUCTIONS

In a large, heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, combine all the ingredients. Stir until the sugar coats the apples, then stir every couple of minutes until the sugar melts. Turn the heat to low and cover the pot. Cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. After an hour, the apples should be brown, quite soft, and begin to fall apart when you stir vigorously. If stirring doesn’t break down the apples, puree with a stick blender, then cover the pot and cook for another hour. The apple butter is done when it’s thick and luscious.

The apple butter can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a month, frozen for up to a year, or canned according to the directions on page XXX and kept for up to a year.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (484g)
Recipe Makes: 6 Servings

Calories: 344
Calories from Fat: 7 (2%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 0.8g	1 %
	Saturated Fat 0.1g	1 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 0g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.2g
Cholesterol 0mg		0 %
Sodium 12.8mg		0 %
Potassium 531mg		14 %
Total Carbohydrate 90.9g		27 %
	Dietary Fiber 11.6g	47 %
	Sugars, other 79.2g
Protein 1.3g		2 %
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Calories per serving: 344

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