SLOW COOKER APPLE BUTTER 
10 lbs. cooking apples
4 c. apple cider

Wash apples, but do not pare. Quarter and remove seeds. Add cider and cook slowly until soft. Put through food mill or sieve. Measure pulp. Add 1 cup sugar to each 3 cups pulp. Add to each 3 cups pulp:

1 tbsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. nutmeg

Put in slow cooker and cook 18 hours or until mixture is as thick and brown as desired. To can, process 10 minutes in hot water bath. Makes 6 or 7 pints. It freezes great.

 

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