Applesauce

Shaker recipe
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This recipe uses dried apples and concentrated cider.
Number of servings: makes 2 pints

Ingredients

  • 2  pounds dried apples, peeled, cored and sliced
  •  1/3 gallon water
  • 2/3 gallon boiled cider, boiled down from 2 gallons fresh cider (2 cups sugar may be used in place of cider)

Instructions

  1. Soak apples overnight in water.
  2. In the morning add the boiled-down cider to the soaked (approximately 2 cups) apples.
  3. Cover tightly and simmer for 3 1/2 hours; add sugar if desired,
  4. Do not stir, for the apple slices should remain whole and float in the rich dark syrup.
  5. Put in sterilized jars.

Tips

2 cups sugar may be used in place of the boiled-down cider

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