{"id":293,"date":"2024-12-15T19:08:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T19:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/?p=293"},"modified":"2024-12-15T19:09:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T19:09:20","slug":"whiskey-apple-butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/15\/whiskey-apple-butter\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiskey Apple Butter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 pounds apples (about 12 to 16 medium)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 cups water<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 cups sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 teaspoons cinnamon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00bc teaspoon cloves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00bc cup bottled lemon juice (my Ball Book didn&#8217;t include this)<br><br>I added 1\/2 cup to 1 cup of whiskey when I added the sugar and other ingredients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DIRECTIONS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FIRST, LET&#8217;S PREP!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newellbrands.imgix.net\/8d0877bb-3281-3f4c-8379-b1c145f8752d\/8d0877bb-3281-3f4c-8379-b1c145f8752d.png?fm=png\" alt=\"Icon Text List Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Core and peel apples, if desired. Cut apples into quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NEXT, TIME TO COOK!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newellbrands.imgix.net\/999bcba6-f36e-3d28-8858-9dedc1a8a2f1\/999bcba6-f36e-3d28-8858-9dedc1a8a2f1.png?fm=png\" alt=\"Icon Text List Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Combine apples and water in a large saucepan. Cook apples at a simmer until soft. Pur\u00e9e mixture using an electric food strainer or food mill. Measure 2 quarts of apple pulp; return apple pulp to saucepan. Add sugar, bottled lemon juice,&nbsp;and spices, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cook at a gentle boil over medium heat until apple mixture is thick enough to mound on a spoon, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. If mixture becomes too thick, add a small amount of water or apple juice for desired consistency. Remove from heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newellbrands.imgix.net\/d15f8867-db59-309b-80f1-a72c4b3c8ffc\/d15f8867-db59-309b-80f1-a72c4b3c8ffc.png?fm=png\" alt=\"Icon Text List Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To guarantee the most delicious preserved foods, always begin with the best-quality produce at its peak of ripeness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NEXT, LET&#8217;S CAN IT!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newellbrands.imgix.net\/919db515-9f25-354e-956c-acd4448f3b0d\/919db515-9f25-354e-956c-acd4448f3b0d.png?fm=png\" alt=\"Icon Text List Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ladle hot apple butter into a hot jar leaving a \u00bc inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rim. Center lid on jar and apply band, adjust to fingertip tight. Place jar in boiling water canner. Repeat until all jars are filled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newellbrands.imgix.net\/58cd4981-4664-3279-83a5-12d29f0d119d\/58cd4981-4664-3279-83a5-12d29f0d119d.png?fm=png\" alt=\"Icon Text List Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Process jars 15 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Turn off heat, remove lid, let jars stand 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool 12-24 hours. Check lids for seal, they should not flex when center is pressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 pounds apples (about 12 to 16 medium) 2 cups water 4 cups sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon \u00bc teaspoon cloves \u00bc cup bottled lemon juice (my Ball Book didn&#8217;t include this) I added 1\/2 cup to 1 cup of whiskey when I added the sugar and other ingredients. DIRECTIONS FIRST, LET&#8217;S PREP! Core and peel &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/15\/whiskey-apple-butter\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Whiskey Apple Butter&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,26,32,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizers","category-breakfast","category-glutenfree","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293\/revisions\/294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}