Bubbe's Apple Butter

Bubbe’s Apple Butter
4 lbs apples. Bubbe uses honey crisp apples. Quarter apples, don’t core them.
Roughly ½ gallon of apple cider
2 c sugar
1 ½ t cinnamon
½ t cloves
Juice of one lemon
Grate the rind
Prepare the jars: heat oven to 225 and place jars, but not lids, on the baking racks. Jars will need to stay in the oven for at least 20 min. wash the lids with hot water and let them fry completely on a clean towel.
Make the apple butter:
Combine ingredients and pour in crock pot on high, reduce heat to low and cook 4-5 hours. This one needs to be continued….