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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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 Posted - Aug 19 2010 : 09:16:37 AM
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Our family was the grateful recipient of a bag of windfall apples. (? variety) I made microwave apple butter recipie from Hobby Farm Home mag Sept/Oct 2010. It worked, and tastes great! It's the first time I made some that cooked down enough (I know...patience :() It was so easy and quick. Especially loved it since the heat index outside was 106
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
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karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2010 : 10:04:35 AM
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Sounds yummy! The apples are just starting to be ready around here! I can't wait.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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phonelady
True Blue Farmgirl
323 Posts
Carla
Loveland
Colorado
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PilgrimSoul
True Blue Farmgirl
61 Posts
Jessie
NJ
USA
61 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2010 : 11:18:46 AM
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| Does it matter what sort of apples are used? I just picked up a big basket of early Macintosh with plans on dehydrating them, but apple butter sounds great! I've never made it before. |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 11:01:37 AM
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Hi, ladies. Sorry, it took so long to get back to this. This is the recipe from Hobby Farm Home mag. (From Canning and Preserving Your Own Harvest, by Lorene Edwards Forkner (Sasquatch Books, 2009) (I just love to say the word "Sasquatch"):)
1 1/2 pounds apples, quartered
1/2 cup lightly packed dark-brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 whole allspice berries (I used ground allspice)
3 whole cloves (I used ground cloves)
pinch of freshly ground nutmeg (I did not use fresh)
generous pinch of kosher salt
1 T. lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Combine all ingredients in a glass 11-x8 1/2 x4" dish (I just used what I had that the ingredients fit into, and peeled the apples first, and did not sieve.) Cook in microwave at 100 percent for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and puree the now-softened fruit in a food processor; take care to avoid being burned by hot spatters. Press the puree through a fine sieve to remove any skins and the whole spices; cook uncovered for 10 minutes longer.
Remove from microve, spoon hot butter into a hot sterilized pint jar and cover with a tight lid. Let stand until cool, and store refrigerated for up to 2 months. Yield 2 cups. Taa-Daa!
I ended up with 1 1/2 pints. My grandson begged the pint, and the 1/2 pint is gone. I'll do this again! I don't know what kind of apples we were given..I doubt it matters. Good luck!
Oh,I just met a young bride to be who will give homemade 4 oz jars of raspberry jam as reception favors. She and fiance picked berries, and are making the jam together. Is that cool or what?!!
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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Saffron
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sheila
Dallas
Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 11:07:57 AM
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Judith,
This sounds so good!
Thank you for sharing the recipe with us!
Proud Farmgirl #1987
"Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil~ it has no point." |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 11:52:09 AM
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uh-oh, Carla. I just went to your blog. Now I'm in trouble...bookbinding and geneology. sigh. I'll have to visit again.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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phonelady
True Blue Farmgirl
323 Posts
Carla
Loveland
Colorado
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Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 2:54:04 PM
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Oh good! I'm glad someone has looked at it!
I haven't been as active as in the past with moving and all.
Bookbinding is so much fun. Especially when I can do books about the adventures my ancestors had [though they would just think of it as life].
Smiles!
Carla
It's not just life-
It's an adventure!
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PilgrimSoul
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jessie
NJ
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