Sweet & Spicy Apple Tree Slices
Ingredients: twenty Stayman-Winesap apples (or other firm, sweetness apples) 10 cups water four cups sugar half dozen cinnamon sticks half dozen vanilla beans 12 whole star anise 12 dark peppercorns ii tablespoons whole cloves Directions: Prep half dozen quart jars. Evenly split upward the spices betwixt the jars. Peel, core in addition to slice the apples. Float them inward H2O mixed amongst Fruit Fresh or lemon juice, to help retain their color. Meanwhile, convey the sugar, in addition to H2O to a rolling boil. Add the apple tree slices. Boil for v minutes. Do non allow it reduce. Pour the hot syrup in addition to apples into the jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Run a knife or a offend scraper to dislodge whatever bubbles spell turning the offend slightly. Seal. Process inward a hot H2O bathroom for twenty minutes. Tip: I highly recommend the Blue Book Guide to Preserving for learning how to can. Here are around of my favorite canning related items . Notes: I wo