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sweet apple pickles

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Recipe by
MaryJane Kent
Wind Ridge, PA

This is a very old recipe, from the 1800's -- even older than me!

(1 rating)
method Canning/Preserving

Ingredients For sweet apple pickles

  • 1
    peck of sweet apples
  • 1/2 gal
    sugar
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    cloves
  • 1 pt
    cider vinegar
  • cinnamon sticks, if you wish

How To Make sweet apple pickles

  • 1
    Pare, core, and halve the apples.
  • 2
    Cover the apples overnight with the sugar.
  • 3
    Next morning, set them on the fire, and add the cinnamon and the cloves.
  • 4
    Cook the apples until they are easily stuck with a fork.
  • 5
    Add the vinegar, and boil another five minutes.
  • 6
    Seal in jars while the apples are still very hot.
  • 7
    A cinnamon stick can be added to each jar, if you wish.
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