Apple Butter

Ingredients:
- 16 medium apples (about 6 pounds)
- 2 quarts water
- 1 12 quarts sweet apple cider (the dark cloudy kind)
- 1 12 lbs sugar (3 cups)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions:
- Wash and cut apples into small pieces (there should be about 4 quarts).
- In a large pot, place apples and cover with water, and cook until soft.
- Pour cooked apples and liquid into a food mill (or press them through a large hole sieve) which has been placed over a large bowl, to puree them and remove skins and seeds.
- Using the same pot you cooked the apples in, add the cider and bring it to a boil, add apple pulp and sugar; cook until mixture thickens, stirring to prevent scorching.
- Stir in all the spices and continue to cook the apple butter until it is thick enough for spreading.
- Pour into sterilized jars and seal.