Crab Apple Preserves Recipe
Ingredients
| Whole Cloves | 1 Tablespoon | |
| 5 cm/2 in cinnamon stick | ||
| Allspice berries | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Pared rind of 2 lemons | ||
| Malt vinegar | 1.2 1/2 Pint | |
| 1 kg/2 lb light brown sugar | ||
| 2.5 kg/2 lb crab apples, peeled | ||
Directions
Tie the cloves, cinnamon, allspice berries and lemon rind in a piece of muslin.
Put the vinegar and sugar in a saucepan and stir over gentle heat to dissolve the sugar.
Add the bag of spices and bring to the boil.
Boil for 5 minutes.
Add the crab apples and simmer gently for 1 hour or until the fruit is just tender.
Do not overcook or they will be mushy.
Discard the bag of spices.
Pack the apples loosely into jam jars, being careful not to squash them.
Boil the liquid in the saucepan for 15 minutes or until it is thick and syrupy.
Allow to cool, then pour into the jars.
Cover the jars with vinegar-proof covers and secure with rubber bands.
Label and store in a cool, dry, dark place.
Put the vinegar and sugar in a saucepan and stir over gentle heat to dissolve the sugar.
Add the bag of spices and bring to the boil.
Boil for 5 minutes.
Add the crab apples and simmer gently for 1 hour or until the fruit is just tender.
Do not overcook or they will be mushy.
Discard the bag of spices.
Pack the apples loosely into jam jars, being careful not to squash them.
Boil the liquid in the saucepan for 15 minutes or until it is thick and syrupy.
Allow to cool, then pour into the jars.
Cover the jars with vinegar-proof covers and secure with rubber bands.
Label and store in a cool, dry, dark place.
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