Spiced Apple Rings

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Ingredients

• 12 lb firm tart apples
• 12 cups sugar
• 6 cups water
• 1¼ cups vinegar (5%)
• 3 tbsp whole cloves
• ¾ cup cinnamon red-hot candies or 8 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tsp red food coloring (optional)

Preserve

Instructions

1. 01

   Peel, core, and cut apples into ½-inch rings; hold in ascorbic-acid solution.

2. 02

   Boil syrup ingredients 3 minutes. Add drained apples and simmer until translucent, about 12–15 minutes.

3. 03

   In a boiling-water canner, pack hot with ½-inch headspace. Process pints 10 minutes.
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