Sweet Apple Relish

Gather

Ingredients

• 4 pounds apples, peeled, cored and sliced thin
• 1¼ cups distilled white vinegar (5%)
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup light corn syrup
• 2/3 cup water
• 1½ teaspoons whole cloves
• 4 pieces stick cinnamon (1½ inches each)
• 1 teaspoon whole allspice

Preserve

Instructions

1. 01

   Keep pint jars hot and prepare the lids. Peel, core, and thinly slice the washed apples.

2. 02

   To limit browning, hold the slices in 1/2 teaspoon ascorbic acid dissolved in 2 quarts water.

3. 03

   Bring the 5% vinegar, sugar, corn syrup, 2/3 cup water, cloves, cinnamon, and allspice to a boil.

4. 04

   Drain the apples, add them to the syrup, and simmer 3 minutes with occasional stirring.

5. 05

   Take out the cinnamon sticks, putting one into each jar. Add the hot apple slices, cover them with boiling syrup, and leave 1/2-inch headspace in each pint.

6. 06

   At 0–1,000 feet, the boiling-water process for pints lasts 10 minutes. Follow the longer time listed above 1,000 feet.
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