A gift a day....December 19

Homemade spice blends, such as cajun, Italian, Tex-Mex, cinnamon-sugar, etc. with a card, "Seasonings Greetings" and suggestions or recipes for using it.


Apple butter

Apple butter contains no butter, much like buttermilk. It is a spiced spread used like butter, but made from apples.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• Pinch ginger
• Pinch cloves

Preparation:

In a saucepan, combine applesauce sugar,cinnamon, allspice, ginger and cloves. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour. Cool. Serve as a spread.

Refrigerate any leftovers.

Yield: 2-1/2 cups

~enjoy