Crabapple Preserves

m f's Note:

I have been looking for this recipe for years. My grandmother made them and I didn't get the recipe before she past away. I was looking in one of her cookbooks, and there it was!!! They taste like the ones she made.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 7 pints

• crabapple (alot!!! There is no measurement)
• 6 cups sugar
• 3 cups water

Directions:

1. Wash and remove blossom end.
2. Leave stems on.
3. Do not peel!
4. Make syrup with sugar and water.
5. bring to boil.
6. Boil for 5 minutes.
7. Add apples to syrup.
8. boil until apples are tender and transparent.
9. Fill hot jars with fruit and syrup to 1/2 inch of top.
10. put on canning lids.
11. Process in hot water bath for 15 minutes.

Reviews

[EmR]

Yum... this is a terrific recipe. Like MF, my grandmother used to make it and I was able to get the recipe from an aunt after my grandmother's death. However, my grandmother used to add one cinnamon stick and 1 tbsp of whole cloves while mixture boiled... perfect for those cool autumn mornings!