{"id":6059,"date":"2011-11-11T07:04:47","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T12:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=6059"},"modified":"2014-12-09T12:02:18","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T17:02:18","slug":"slow-cooker-apple-butter-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=6059","title":{"rendered":"Slow Cooker Apple Butter Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the weather turning cooler, I decided it was time to make my mother’s crock pot apple butter. \u00a0Jordan and Yankee made their own batch, but they used apples they picked at the orchard. \u00a0I went the lazy<\/del>\u00a0easy route. \u00a0This is great to give as little hostess gifts, etc. This might seem like a complicated undertaking, but I only can one thing – unlike my daughter\/blog partner who is a canning machine – and this is my one thing. \u00a0The bottom line is “if I can do it, you can do it.”<\/h3>\n

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I made a trip to the big box warehouse and bought a gallon of applesauce.<\/h3>\n

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All you do it combine the applesauce, lots of sugar, vinegar, and flavorings and cook it a loooooooong time. \u00a0Here it is midway through the cooking process.<\/h3>\n

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Make sure you have jars and lids on hand. \u00a0You can use old jars but the lids must be new. \u00a0I like the 1\/2 pint size.<\/h3>\n

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The apple butter will cook down during the day and thicken somewhat. \u00a0However, don’t despair if it is runnier than you think it should be. \u00a0It will thicken as it cools. \u00a0This is how it looked when I began dipping it into the jars, which I sterilized in the dishwasher. Just put your jars in a regular wash cycle, and as soon as they are finished drying, when they are still very hot, it is time to get the party started. \u00a0I timed it so they would be finished when the apple butter was ready.<\/h3>\n

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About 10 minutes before you are ready to start the canning process, put your lids in clean water and simmer them. \u00a0This is part of the sterilizing procedure.<\/h3>\n

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Be sure to clean all of the excess apple butter from the rim of the jar carefully with a clean paper towel. \u00a0This is before I cleaned this one.<\/h3>\n

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Using tongs, \u00a0remove a lid from the simmering water. \u00a0Gently tap the water off of it, and place it on the jar.<\/h3>\n

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Screw on the lid, and voila! \u00a0You have canned apple butter. \u00a0I got this many jars from the recipe I am sharing with you today.<\/h3>\n

IMPORTANT – Within an hour or two, each jar should make a popping noise which lets \u00a0you know it has sealed. \u00a0I heard 10 pops, and I knew that each one was then safe. \u00a0If any of the jars do not seal, it is important for you to eat its contents within a week or two, or it could spoil. \u00a0If you follow the above process, it should work well.<\/h3>\n

SLOW COOKER APPLE BUTTER<\/h3>\n

9 cups apple sauce<\/h3>\n

6 cups sugar<\/h3>\n

1\/2 cup vinegar<\/h3>\n

Few drops of oil of cinnamon. \u00a0(I couldn’t find this, so I just used about 2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon and 1\/2 teaspoon cloves.<\/h3>\n

Mix all and put in the slow cooker. \u00a0Cook on low for at least 10 hours uncovered. \u00a0Stir occasionally. \u00a0Follow the process above to can it.<\/h3>\n

Take care.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 With the weather turning cooler, I decided it was time to make my mother’s crock pot apple butter. \u00a0Jordan and Yankee made their own batch, but they used apples they picked at the orchard. \u00a0I went the lazy\u00a0easy route. \u00a0This is great to give as little hostess gifts, etc. This might seem like a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6059"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6059"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25415,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6059\/revisions\/25415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}