Apple Butter - Country Recipes Style

From an older Amish or Pennsylvania Dutch Cookery book, this recipe for apple butter is simply outstanding. Make it in a large batch or in a smaller one so that you have just enough for fresh apple butter for a country meal. You can also consider giving it away as gifts for Christmas or another holiday. Nothing is as delicious as a gift from your kitchen.

Country recipes for apple butter are as individual as the cooks who are making them. Apple butter has always been a favorite, spread onto warm toast or muffins, or even heated slightly and used on pancakes or waffles. Try out this old recipe and see if you love it as much as we do.

You Will Need
* 4 qts. Apples
* 2 qts. apple cider
* 2 cups sugar
* 2 cups dark corn syrup
* 1 tsp. cinnamon, allspice and 1/8 tsp cloves Country Recipes Style, 1/8 tsp nutmeg Country Recipes Style

To Create Apple Butter Country Recipes Style: Boil the beverage till reduced to one quart in Apple Butter. Pare the apples and slice skinny. Place the apples into the beverage and cook terribly slowly, Apple Butter, stirring often, till it begins to thicken. Now To Create Apple Butter Country Recipes Style Add sugar, sweetening and cinnamon and still cook till thick enough to unfold once cool. Confine sterilized jars. Makes five to six pints Apple Butter Country Recipes Style.

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Cranberry Conserve - Country Recipes Style

Cranberry conserve is a remarkably tasty alternative to the canned jellied cranberry sauce that you typically would eat at the holidays. There is, in our house, no such thing as the cranberry sauce from the can. This is the most tasty and wonderful alternative. It’s a delicious and tangy addition to your Thanksgiving Dinner or your Christmas dinner, but don’t wait for a holiday to make this wonderful tangy conserve treat that tastes good with any poultry.

What is Thanksgiving dinner without a cranberry addition to cleanse the palate between courses? This one is an old recipe that was passed down through several families and is easily the most tasty addition to the meal that you will find.

For Cranberry Conserve You Will Need:
* 4 cups cranberries
* 2 large oranges
* 1 cup chopped golden raisins
* 2 cups hot water
* 4 cups sugar
* 1 cup chopped nuts (optional, do not use if you know of allergies to nuts)

To Make Cranberry Conserve: Country Recipes Style Cut oranges into quarters Cranberry Conserve and remove seeds. Cranberry Conserve Grind cranberries, Country Recipes Style and oranges, fruit and rind in food chopper. The Country Recipes Style Add the hot water & bring to a boil. The Country Recipes Style Cook quickly until fruit is soft. The Country Recipes Style Add sugar & raisins. Cook over moderate heat, Cranberry Conserve, stirring often, Country Recipes Style, until thickened. Add chopped walnuts or blanched almonds if desired.

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