Apple Butter
["1 qt. sweet apple cider or apple juice", "8 lb. tart, ripe apples (Granny Smith, McIntosh or Winesap)", "sugar (light brown or white)", "ground cinnamon", "ground allspice", "ground cloves"]
["Wash, core and quarter apples.", "Cover and cook apples and cider in a large crock-pot on low setting for 8 to 10 hours (or high setting for 2 to 3 hours) until apples are very tender. Process apples and liquid through food mill to remove apple peel. Measure and return processed apples to crock-pot.", "For each pint of processed apples, add 1 cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of allspice and 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves.", "Cook on high setting for 6 to 8 hours.", "Stir every 2 hours.", "Remove cover after 2 hours to allow fruit to cook down.", "Pour hot apple butter into hot, sterilized canning jars.", "Seal at once and process in boiling water bath."]
["sweet apple cider", "apples", "sugar", "ground cinnamon", "ground allspice", "ground cloves"]