{"id":785,"date":"2010-11-24T08:22:33","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T12:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.benaimfletcher.com\/?p=785"},"modified":"2010-11-24T08:22:33","modified_gmt":"2010-11-24T12:22:33","slug":"making-apple-butter-attempt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beccablogs.com\/?p=785","title":{"rendered":"Making Apple Butter, Attempt #1"},"content":{"rendered":"

So tonight I decided to make apple butter. My contribution to our huge joint family Thanksgiving is the biscuits<\/a> I made last week (smaller and lots more) and figured I’d give apple butter a try to serve with them.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d found a recipe<\/strong><\/a> last week that looked pretty simple. Last night I bought all the ingredients that we didn\u2019t have and after hubby left for work tonight, I started chopping up the apples.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/span>
\n4 pounds of Granny Smith (or other sweet\/tart) apples peeled and cored
\n1\/3 cup fresh pressed apple juice (not from concentrate)
\n2\/3 cup maple syrup (or use dark brown sugar)
\n2 tsp vanilla extract
\n1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
\nGround cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and\/or cloves to taste<\/p>\n

I tossed everything into a big pot like the recipe said. First the apples, then the juices, then the sugar and spices go in last. I covered the pot and kicked the stove to medium high (6-7 on my stove) and let it boil.<\/p>\n

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Oh, my modifications are:<\/p>\n