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Back in November, the next-door neighbors had their second annual apple butter get-together for friends and neighbors. It was an all day event that began with peeling,
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Grinding!!!,
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Then, cooking in a copper kettle over an open fire.
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Mrs. TBS took her turn stirring.
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The Master of Ceremonies demonstrates how you check the consistency of apple butter.
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Jars were filled,
and divided up among all the participants. Mrs. TBS pressure-cooked them after she got home, so they will keep. I feel a bit Plutocratic every morning with this delicacy on my toast.
Those look like my grandma's. I dried all the apples this year, half with cinnamon, and my wife gave most of them away for Christmas. Nearly 100lbs *poof* just that quick. Lots of smiles though.
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