Apple Butter

Apple Butter

2 qts sweet apple cider

3 qts peeled & quartered cooking apple (about 4 lbs)

2 cups sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground cloves

Bring cider to a boil in a large saucepan. Add apples. Bring to a boil reduce heat. Simmer uncovered stirring often until apples are soft. Stir in remaining ingred. Skim. (Simmer) uncovered stirring often until very little liquid separates from pulp - about 2 hrs.

Makes about 2 pts apple butter.

(My notes - I would probably try to find low sugar cider, use substitute sugar (doc says 'no sugar'), and I would definitely use more cinnamon than this ... because everybody knows I like a little bit of apple in my cinnamon butter!)

Chinese Style 24 Hour Pickles

This is another recipe I found in Mona's recipe file ... the one that was in the pile to go to the dump!!!

Chinese-Style 24 Hour Pickles

1 cup water

1 cup cider vinegar or rice wine vinegar

1 cup sugar

2 tbs dry sherry

1 tsp salt

3 tbs peeled fresh ginger

1 medium granny smith apple 1/4 in wedges

2 med celery stalks cut diagonally 1/4 in thick

2 zucchini cut into 1/4 in rounds

1/2 red bell pepper seeded & cut 1/4 in by 2 in strips

1/2 cucumber peeled seeded and cut into 1/2 x 2 in sticks

12 small cauliflower florets

3 large mushrooms (cut) into 1/4 in thick slices

Stir first 5 ingred. in 2 qt jar or bowl until sugar & salt dissolve. Add ginger. Mix in all remaining ingred. Cover & refrig. overnight.

Can be prepared 6 days ahead. Pack in small glass jars & refrig.

I think this sounds delish!!!

Karmel Corn

I found this recipe in my friend Mona's stuff she was getting ready to send to the dump (!!!).

(1960 Kathy Wagner)

(Very Good ****)

"Delicious!!!"

Karmel Corn

2 quarts popped corn

1-1/3 c sugar

1 c butter

1/2 c Caro clear syrup

1 tsp vanila

Cook all ingred but vanila until thick then stir in vanila and add to pop corn.

My cardiologist would faint if I actually ate some of this ...

So if you make some, let me know how it turns out!!!