Spicy Apple Butter

• 6lb apples
• 2 pints water
• 2 pints

Do not peel the apples, but cut them into large pieces. Simmer in water and cider until soft and put through a sieve. Weigh the pulp, and simmer until thick. Add 12oz sugar to each lb of weighed apples. Stir sugar and spices into apples, and cook gently, stirring frequently, until no surplus liquid remains. Pour into hot jars and cover. This is particularly good made with equal quantities of di