Spirited Strawberry-Apple Butter

Yield: 6 (4 ounce) jars

Ingredients

• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen apple juice concentrate
• 1/4 cup sweet red wine
• 6 cups strawberries, cut in half
• 6 cups cooking apples, peeled, cored, and cut into quarters
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup strawberry schnapps
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• Pinch of ground cloves

Instructions

1. Heat apple juice concentrate, wine, and fruit to boiling in a Dutch oven; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally until fruit is very soft.
2. Put mixture into food processor to remove all lumps.
3. Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, about 2 hours, stirring occasionally until no liquid separates from pulp.
4. Immediately pour mixture into hot sterilized jars leaving 1/2 inch head-space. Wipe rims of jars; seal.
5. Cool on rack 1 hour.
6. Store in refrigerator up to 2 months.

Attribution

Posted by LladyRusty at Recipe Goldmine 7:41:30am 8/3/03

Recipe by Bernice Heh, Johnson & Wales University, Second Place Festival Specialties, Pungo Strawberry Festival