Recipe - Apple-Pear Butter

4 pound Juicy; tart apples
4 pound Pears
1 cup Orange juice
One fourth (up to)
One half cup Water; if desired
2 tablespoon Grated orange peel
2/3 cup Sugar

Wash 8 pint, five 1One half pine or 4 quart jars in hot soapy water; rinse.
Keep hot until needed. Prepare lids as manufacturer directs. Wash apples
and pears. Place in a 6quart pot. Pour orange juice over fruit; cover.
Stirring occasionally, cook over low heat until fruit is tender. If mixture
is too dry, add One fourth to One half cup water as mixture cooks. Press through a food
mill or sieve into a large bow; discard seeds and skins. Return puree to
pot. Stir in orange peel and sugar. Stirring constantly over medium heat,
bring to a boil. Ladle into 1 hot jar at a time, leaving One half inch
headspace. Release trapped air. Wipe rim of jar with a clean damp cloth.
Attach lid. Place in canner. Fill and close remaining jars. Process in a
boilinbwater bath. Pints 20 minutes, 1One half pints or quarts,

Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 01:08:10 +0000

From: "Wendy Lockman" wlockman@randomc.com

MMRecipes Digest V3 #174

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