Ingredients:

19 pounds crisp apples

2 cups sugar

15 cups water

3 cups lemon juice bottles or freshly squeezed

12 cups water

Directions:

1. Wash, peel, and core the apples making sure to reserve the peels and cores. To prevent discoloration, place the slice into water containing an ascorbic acid solution.

2. In a large saucepan add sugar and water to make the simple syrup. Add the fruit slices and boil for 5 minutes, make sure to stir occasionally to prevent burning.

3. Fill hot jars with hot slices and hot syrup or water, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Use an air bubble remover to remove all bubbles, add additional simple syrup as needed.

4. Using a clean wet dish towel wipe the rims of the jars, add warmed lids and rings to finger tight. The processing time is determined based on your elevation, see the charts below.

Bon Appetit!