2 lbs apples, core removed 2 cups sugar ¼ cup lemon juice

Chop the apples into small chunks. Stir with lemon juice and sugar. If you want the apple pieces to maintain their size, cover the bowl and chill the mixture overnight. Otherwise, the apple pieces will break down a bit while cooking. Just depends on the texture you want.

Prepare a water bath canner and 1 quart-sized jar or equivalent of smaller jars.

Place the apple mixture in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. (Use a large pot. This barely fits into my 3-quart pot.)

Stir the mixture occasionally, watching for overflows, and cook for about 20-30 minutes. Cook until the apple jam reaches gel stage.

Immediately remove it from the heat and pack it into jars leaving ¼ inch headspace, and seal with 2 part canning lids.

Process in the water bath according to your jar size and elevation:

Pint or half-pint jars elevation cooking times: 0-1,000 feet: 5 minutes 1,001-6,000 feet: 10 minutes Above 6,000 feet: 15 minutes

Quart jars elevation cooking times: 0-1,000 feet: 10 minutes 1,001-6,000 feet: 15 minutes Above 6,000 feet: 20 minutes

Table from https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can/canning-fruits-and-fruit-products/apple-butter/

Turn off the heat and allow the jars to sit an additional 5 minutes before removing them to a towel on the counter. Check for seals after a few hours, and store any unsealed jars in the refrigerator.

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Makes just under 1 quart.

3 cups damson plums, pitted and coarsely chopped ½ cup honey or a mix of honey and pure maple syrup 1/3 cup lemon juice 2 Tbsp finely grated apple, raw and unpeeled

Combine the plums, honey, lemon juice and apple in saucepan. Bring to boil, reduce heat, but maintain boil. Stir and mash with a potato masher for about 15 minutes, or until thickened. Pour into prepared jars and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes, or 20 minutes for high altitude.

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Makes just under 1 quart.

2 lb damson plums, pitted and cut in half 1 cup honey or mixed honey and pure maple syrup ¼ cup finely grated apple, raw and unpeeled

In a large pot, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring frequently. When it becomes soupy, increase heat and bring to a full boil.

Stir slowly as it cooks for 15 to 20 minutes. It will thicken and darken. Try to get it up to 220° F. (Higher elevations will not get the temperature up that high, so do your best.)

Pour into prepared canning jars, giving at least ¼ inch of headspace. Seal and process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath, or 20 minutes at high elevation.

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