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WHAT WE'RE CANNING? APPLE BUTTER - slow cooker method

Are you better financially than you were four years ago? I believe that most of us that aren't on welfare aren't. But if you're like me, I love to give my neighbors and friends homemade gifts. Canning is a great choice especially when you have something truly yummy to give!

5 1/2 lbs apples, peeled and chopped - I usually use Gala
4 C sugar
2 t ground cinnamon
1/4 t ground cloves
dash nutmeg
1/4 t salt
juice of 1 lemon

Mix in a crock pot. Place on High heat for 1 hour. Then on low heat for 14-16 hours, stirring occasionally. When it's the desired color, use a hand held blender to mix until smooth. You can freeze it, can it or keep it in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
(Starting at top left): Apricot perserves with cherries, lemon rinds & pecans, Pickled garlic, Homemade rotel, Preserved beets, Sweet & Sour pickles, Pickled green beans, Pickled jalapenos, Blueberry poppers, Pickled cucumbers & carrots, Pickled carrots, Stevia sweetened apple butter, Apple butter, Butternut squash butter, Apple Pear butter, Pork n Beans, Acorn squash butter, Strawberry lemonade concentrate & Hatch Green Chili salsa

WHAT'S ON THE TABLE AT THANKSGIVING? FRESH CRANBERRY SAUCE

It's cranberry season. Costco has huge bags of them. 
This is the only way I'll eat cranberry sauce. I hate that processed stuff in the can!

1 C sugar
1 C orange juice
12 oz bag fresh cranberries

Dissolve sugar in orange juice over medium heat. Stir in cranberries. Cook until they pop, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. It will thicken as it cools in the refrigerator.