Spiced apple rings

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
12 pounds Tart apples (maximum of 2 1/2 inch diameter)
12 cups Sugar
6 cups Water
1¼ cup Of 5% white vinegar
3 tablespoons Whole cloves
¾ cup Red hot cinnamon candies OR 8 cinnamon sticks and 1
teaspoon Red food coloring optional
Ascorbic acid solution see below

Directions

Wash apples. To prevent discoloration, peel and slice one apple at a time. Immediately cut crosswise into ½ inch slices, remove core area with a melon baller and immerse in ascorbic acid solution. To make flavored syrup, combine sugar, water, vinegar, cloves, cinnamon candies or cinnamon sticks and food coloring in a 6 quart saucepan.

Stir, heat to boil and simmer 3 minutes. Drain apples, add to hot syrup and cook 5 minutes. Fill 8-9 1-pint wide mouth jars with apple rings and hot flavored syrup, leaving ½ inch headspace. Adjust lids and process 10 minutes in boiling water canner.NOTE: Ascorbic acid solution is 1 teaspoon pure powdered ascorbic acid with 1 gallon of water or commercially prepared mixes of ascorbic and citric acid.

Submitted By IAN HOARE On 10-17-94

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