Hot Pepper-Apple Preserves

• 5 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 8 large tart apples, chopped
• 15 jalapeno peppers, chopped

1. Pour sugar into a heavy 5-quart pot; stir in water until well blended.
2. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat, stirring often.
3. Reduce heat to medium and cook, uncovered, for 10 to 15 minutes.
4. Pare and core apples; cut into small chunks, to make about 8 cups.
5. Slice thinly or chop the peppers.
6. Add apples, and peppers to sugar-water mixture.
7. Cook (boiling gently) over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 35 to 40 minutes or until preserve is thickened and apples are translucent.
8. Meanwhile, prepare 6 half-pint canning jars.
9. Fill jars to within 1/8-inch of rim.
10. Wipe clean and place lids and rings on screwing on as tight as comfortable.
11. Let cool on a towel out of a draft; then press lids with your finger.
12. If they stay down, they're sealed.
13. Label and store in a cool, dark area.
14. If not sealed, store in refrigerator.

sugar, water, tart apples, peppers

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hot-pepper-apple-preserves-40940 (may not work)