Mother's Apple Butter

• 2 quarts apple puree
• 2 cups apple cider, boiled down to 1 cup (or 1 cup apple cider vinegar)
• 4 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons allspice
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon nutmeg

1. Preheat oven to 250.
2. Combine everything and bring to a boil.
3. Cook gently 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Pour into oven proof dish or pan and bake, uncovered in a slow oven, 250, for 2 hours or until thick, stirring occasionally.
5. Pour into hot jars and seal.
6. Comment: if keeping on the shelf used standard canning methods.

apple puree, apple cider, sugar, ground cloves, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mothers-apple-butter-451807 (may not work)