Joyce's Fabulous Apple Butter

Ingredients

• 18 lbs. golden Delicious apple
• 5 1/2 cups water
• 3/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 5 teaspoons cinnamon
• 9 cups brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups orange flavored liquor

Method

• Throw all the apples into a large braising pan with water, lj. Cover and place in the oven, cooking until soft.
• Put through food mill.
• Add sugar, spices and bake in 350F oven for 1 1/2- 2 hours until thick.
• Add liquor and put into jars and process in water bath for 10 minutes.

Notes

• Yield:
• "18 pints"