Crock Pot Apple Butter

Instructions

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   Tart apples

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   4 c. sugar

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   Fill a 5-quart crock pot heaping full with finely chopped apples. (Tart apples

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   are best.) Drizzle 4 cups sugar (or less, depending on sweetness of apples), 4

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   teaspoons cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon cloves, and 1/4 teaspoon salt over the apples.

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   Cover. Lid may not fit tightly at start, but apples will shrink. Begin cooking

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   on high. Lower heat after mixture starts to bubble. Cook all day, until thick

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   and dark in color. Stir occasionally. Place in small jars. Cool and freeze.

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