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Easy Pickled Crabapples
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Ready In: 35 Minutes
Servings: 8
A sweet little accompaniment to any meal. Nice as is, but may be colored with food coloring for extra visual punch. From Home Preserving Made Easy. Cooking time approximate. While this recipe is written in an old-fashioned way, it is perfectly safe if processed using modern methods.
Ingredients:
5 lbs crabapples
1 quart vinegar
7 cups sugar
1 tablespoon whole cloves
2 inches cinnamon sticks
Directions:
1. Sterilize jars.
2. Wash crab apples, leaving skin and stem, if desired; prick several holes in each.
3. Bring to a boil remaining ingredients, and crab apples, and cook slowly until tender.
4. Pack apples in sterilized jars and fill jars with the hot syrup to 1/2 of edge.
5. Seal securely and store.
By RecipeOfHealth.com