Apple Preserves

By BobLongo

Ingredients

• 6 cups peeled, cored, sliced apples
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 package powdered pectin
• ½ lemon, thinly sliced (optional)
• 4 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg

Preparation

Step 1

Yield: About 6 half-pint jars

Procedure: Sterilize canning jars. Combine apples, water and lemon juice in a large saucepot. Simmer, covered for 10 minutes. Stir in pectin and bring to a full rolling boil, stirring frequently. Add lemon slices (optional) and sugar. Return to a full rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; add nutmeg. Pour hot preserves into hot jars, leaving ¼-inch headspace. Wipe rims of jars with a dampened clean paper towel; adjust two-piece metal canning lids. Process in a Boiling Water Canner.