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From: MaryW
Date: 08-27-2004, 03:53 PM (1 of 9)
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Apple Butter 9 to 10 apples, cored, peeled and chopped 2 cups sugar 2 tsp. cinnamon 1/8 tsp. cloves 1/8 tsp. salt Place everything into a crockpot. Stir, cover and cook on high 1 hour. Cook on low for 9‑11 hours or until thick and dark brown. Stir occasionally. Uncover and cook on low 1 hour longer. Stir with whisk until smooth. Refrigerate or Freeze. Makes 2 pints. Apple Pie Filling 9 cups baking apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice 5 cups water 2 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp. nutmeg Toss apples with lemon juice and set aside. Combine the rest of the ingredients in Dutch oven and bring to a boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add apples and return to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until apples are tender (6-10 minutes). Cool for 30 minutes. Then ladle into freezer containers or bake immediately. Makes two 9-inch pies. Fried Apples 4 large apples, cored and sliced 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine 1/3 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon Cut apples into 1/4 inch slices. Heat butter in a large skillet. Put the apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon in the skillet and cover. Over medium-low heat, cook apple slices 7-10 minutes or until they begin to soften and the syrup thickens. Serve coated with excess syrup on top. Serves 4. Baked Apples apples, cored raisins (optional) 1 tsp. margarine dash of cinnamon dash of nutmeg 1 Tbsp. honey or brown sugar (These amounts are per apple.) For each person use 1 apple. Fill the center of the apple with all the ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees until tender or put in a Dutch oven on top of stove and simmer on very low until tender. Apple Snack 2 qts. apples, peeled, cored and halved Coarsely grate apples. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 225 degrees until dry. Remove from cookie sheet and break into pieces. Store in an airtight container. Apple Crisp 6 apples, peeled and sliced 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup oatmeal 1/2 cup flour 1 tsp. cinnamon and/or nutmeg 1/2 cup water Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange apples in well-greased baking dish. Blend all remaining ingredients except water. Spread evenly over top of apples. Pour water over the topping. Bake 45 minutes until apples are tender and top is crisp. Serves 6. Peach Crisp Use peaches in place of apples. ~When you have a partially eaten apple, save the good part and chop into pieces. Place in a microwave‑safe dish. Blend together 1 tsp. each brown sugar, flour, oatmeal and margarine and a dash of cinnamon. Top the apple with the topping and microwave until tender. Jill Cooper raised two teenagers alone on $500 a month income after becoming disabled with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She is the inspiration behind her daughter Tawra's frugal cookbook Not Just Beans: 50 Years of Frugal Family Favorites. To read more of Jill's articles and for free tips and recipes visit http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ . MaryW
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User: MaryW
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From: sewingrandma
Date: 08-27-2004, 07:38 PM (2 of 9)
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Mary, I cook my apple crisp in the microwave and it comes out crisp! It is basically the same recipe you printed but I don't use any water. Fried apples-smoked saugsage tastes so good when they are cooked with the apples. Yum! I love apple recipes. I'll have to try the apple butter recipe. I like my crock pot but don't have enough recipes for it. Brockie
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From: Bama
Date: 08-28-2004, 12:43 AM (3 of 9)
hmmmm..... I've seen a crockpot apple butter recipe before and I've been wondering..... would it be good with pears instead of apples?? Our pear tree is loaded. 
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User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116 
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From: sewingrandma
Date: 08-28-2004, 10:08 AM (4 of 9)
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A country store near us sells apple butter and also has a pear butter. Wouldn't hurt to try the recipe with pears instead of apples if you have the pears to spare.
Brockie
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User: sewingrandma
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From: Bama
Date: 08-29-2004, 03:14 PM (5 of 9)
Thanks, I'm going to try it.  I also want to make a few jars of pear preserves. I made pear honey one year. I liked it but my family didn't care much for it. My son loves apple butter so maybe he'll like pear butter too.
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User: Bama
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From: plrlegal
Date: 09-01-2004, 10:05 AM (6 of 9)
I made a double recipe of the Apple Butter and am wondering what I do after I put it in the pint jars?  Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 09-01-2004, 08:02 PM (7 of 9)
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Refrigerate them after you put the lids on.. I don't think you can freeze in glass jars.. If you want to freeze instead of refrigerate, you will have to change containers..
Sew With Love
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From: plrlegal
Date: 09-02-2004, 12:21 AM (8 of 9)
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Thanks Libby. I used glass half pint canning jars. After I filled the jars and put the lids and rings on, I put the jars in a 10 min. hot water bath on the stove. They're cooling on the kitchen counter now. Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
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From: Bama
Date: 09-07-2004, 05:46 PM (9 of 9)
I made some pear butter over the weekend. It's really yummy.  I'm going to try another batch. 
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