Hey ya’ll. I promised to post this recipe so here it is!
Buy two bags of McIntosh apples for this recipe. I am doing this backwards as I put up crisp apples in pint jats first and then used the scraps to make this candy apple preserve recipe theat I created on the second day of canning.
So you use all cores-seeds-peels and put in a large heavy duty pot. I use Granny’s old steel pot that she used for many years before it was passed down to me. Add in 6 cups of water over the peels-etc. Boil on medium heat for an hour with covered lid on pot.
Then next step is to use a medium sized sieve set over top of large pan or bowl. Put large spoonfuls of cooked ingredients into sieve and use a large wooden spoon to rub apple mixture around and around sieve until you have nothing left that will go through the sieve. As you are doing this keep running a butter knife under the bottom of sieve to collect the applesauce that keeps acumeullating over and over. Now just trash what is left over in sieve and keep repeating all steps until you are through with everything.
Put all into a heavy large pot again and add 1 cup of sugar and bring to a rolling boil. Stirring the whole time through all this last step.(It will burn) if you don’t. Put a candy themomerer on side of pot(medium pot helps). Keep on heating and stirring until you see 220 degrees Farenheight. So it will be thick for later. Take off heat.
Have a large water bath canning pot boiling with water depth almost jar high so you will be ready for your preserves to be canned.
I used maraschino cherry jars for my jelly jars and got 2 1/2 jars worth of preserves. The 1/2 jar was sampled by everyone. You use a funnel to fill jars to 1/2 inch headspace and then de bubble(look back at previous posts). Then wipe rims with vinegar on a napkin and put on lid finger tight. Put in water canner pot and make sure the water is 1 to 2 inches over the top of the jars. When rolling boil starts then set a timer for 10 minutes. Use jar lifter to move from pot to folded dishtowel beside the stove. Listen for the pings! That tells you that you did very well!
I hope you will try this recipe. I adore it! https://www.wisdomforpennies.com
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