How many make Homemade Apple Butter ? I did today.

I got hungry for some Homemade Apple butter today.
I spied my granny smith apples on the counter, an went to work peeling.

It turned out awesome.
I love apple butter.

How many make it here?

b

 

I love apple butter too. We used to make it when I was a kid. Applesauce too. Yum...

 

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I make apple butter, we love it takes a little work but well worth all the peeling, I love it on hot homemade biscuits. What time is breakfast??? I have to leave for work at 6;30 a.m.LOL

Enjoy your apple butter
Margie

 

Thanks daisybeans an Margie;

I ate all the Rye homemade biscuts with the apple butter today.
Marge come soon as you can fly.

b

 

I have no idea what this apple butter is, B.
What does it taste like and how do you eat it?

 

Apple butter is used on your bread just like a good jelly or jam sandwich.

Have no idea why its called butter? It isnt that.

Lets say it is an extended apple sause. With spices in it.
Cinnamon
cloves
nutmeg
allspice
brown sugar
apple juice (I just used water)

Cooked in my dutch oven on top of the stove.
Love it .

b

 

Apple butter on biscuits is one of my favorite things in the world... Oh! Reminds me of when I was little.... yum.

Now, how can we describe apple butter to Sjoerd????

Barb, how long do you cook yours for? Sjoerd, you cook it for a long long time until the sugars get really concentrated and it turns brown, right Barb?

 

Soon as I smelled it cooking, it made me think it was fall.
Smelt like fall.
Guess you have to put yourself into apple picking season, with cider an apples .
Was great pretending it was fall.

Probably make more bisquits 2 maro to go .

b

 

Here is a link from Wikipedia. I had no idea that this was a significant early American southern thing.... I just thought it was what we did....and what we ate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_butter

 

Thanks daisybeans,
That was a very intresting story.

So american.

b

 

Maybe I will make some this weekend too. Even if I don't, it is a warm memory.... I remember sitting with my mom eating apple butter sandwiches... and just talking away with her about this or that. I could eat two or three of those apple butter sandwiches!!! Thanks, Barb!

 

Thank you Daisy, B and Toni for making the concept of "apple butter" understandable to me. It actually sounds tasty to me, as I have a hopeless sweet tooth.
Thank you Daisy also for the link.

It sounds familiar to me, now that I hear what it is. I shall have to sniff around. I am wondering if that wasn't made here a long time ago.

 

Sjoerd

Let us know what you find.
We know johnny appleseed did coast to coast planting to get the apples.

Oh they are so tasty. Do you have apple trees there?

b

 

i always make applesauce, and wanted to make apple butter this year. i made pear butter this fall. i still have a few bags of apples on the porch and am planning to try the apple butter this weekend. the per butter is really tasty!