posted December 05, 2005 09:45 AM           

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My house smells like there's a gigantic, wonderful candle burning somewhere.

I'm making super-easy apple butter in the crock pot.

My Taurean Venus is in Heaven

Ingredients
- 8 Apples (I used 4 Granny Smith and 4 Red Delicious)
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 tsp ground cinnnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground gloves
- 1/4 tsp salt (I used about 1/8)

Directions
1. Fill a slow coocker w/ diced (cut, cored, skinned, etc, etc) apples, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
Cover and cook on hight for one hour. Reduce heat to low. Stir occasionallly while cooking for 12-24 hours (whatever floats your boat), or until thick and dark golden in color.
2. Fill small jars w/ hot apple butter, leaving about 3/4 inch space at the top.

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posted December 05, 2005 12:25 PM         

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mmmmmm... does sound yummy.
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posted December 05, 2005 12:56 PM         

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That sounds like it smells wonderful!

*Imagination of Apple Butter sends Aphrodite's Piscean Venus into a dreamy gastronomic euphoria*

What do you eat Apple Butter with?

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posted December 05, 2005 01:35 PM         

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Hi Aphrodite

I eat apple butter with croissants or biscuits. It's wonderful with a cup of coffee.

What about you Proxie?

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posted December 05, 2005 04:18 PM           

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I like Apple Butter on almost any bread-like product

In fact...I think I'll have some on the beer bread I'm making tonight...

Most of this particular Apple Butter's getting canned for Christmas, though.

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posted December 05, 2005 06:40 PM         

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Apple Butter is also good on raisin toast...
Thanks for the ingredients.... i have all that stuff.. and this has made me hungry...so off i go!

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posted December 05, 2005 06:42 PM         

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So wait do all the apples just melt into a paste? what happens to all the pectin and fiber

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posted December 05, 2005 07:13 PM           

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I guess the heat kinda breaks 'em down.
(They are in a slow cooker for 12+ hours.)

To be honest, though, I ended up using a little hand mixer that I have to get just the *right* consistency. It turned out wonderfully - I just canned 3 w/ a little bit left over for me

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posted December 05, 2005 07:13 PM         

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Yummo!! i love the smell of home made chocolate cake!!!mmmm heaven!!

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posted December 06, 2005 03:43 AM         

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mmmmmmm . . . ground gloves

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posted December 09, 2005 05:28 PM         

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Kewl, thanks for the suggestions. Will probably swing by the store to get a little pot of Apple Butter to try.

I love coffee. Mmmh mmmh. Dark roasts are my favorite. Had a cup of Sumatra today.

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posted December 09, 2005 10:47 PM         

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wow ! sounds yummy ! there's already water in my mouth !

can't wait to try in !man 12-24 hrs of cooking !!!

sounds amazingly yummy !

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posted December 09, 2005 10:50 PM         

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Wow that sounds so much better than what I smelled all day!

I will have to try that for sure, cause I love apple butter!

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posted December 09, 2005 10:53 PM         

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lol, zoso! I was just laughing about ground gloves also.

Sound delish, Prox!!1

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