Canning and Making Gold Rush Apple Butter! Mmmmm

      In this tutorial I am going to teach you how to make and can gold rush apple butter. People have cooked down fruit to preserve it for hundreds of years. Apple butter is just apples that have been cooked until the sugars in them have caramelized. In this recipe we add sugar to speed up this process. Apple butter does not have any dairy products in it. It is just called "butter" because of its thick, soft consistency. Many cultures have modified the butter by adding spices such as allspice or cinnamon, licorice, a sweet herb found in Europe and Asia, and sometimes even vinegar to make a tart butter. Today I will just use spices.
Apple butter has many uses. I prefer using it as a spread on toast, muffins, or rolls. There are many recipes that use apple butter as well such as apple butter pumpkin pie, apple pie, apple butter bread, apple butter cake, etc. Gold Rush apples tend to have a grittier texture than most apples and have a hint of sour, perfect for apple butter.
   
 WARNING!!! FOLLOW THIS RECIPE AS STATED. DO NOT MODIFY UNLESS I SAY YOU CAN. IT MAY GET YOU SEVERELY ILL OR EVEN KILL IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE RECIPE AS FOLLOWS.

Ingredients:

• 12 (4 lbs) Gold Rush Apples
• 4 Cups Sugar
• 1 Tsp Cinnamon
• ¼ Tsp Cloves

Instructions:
     Add enough water in water bath canner to cover the jars by about 2 inches. Bring water in water bath canner to rolling boil. In a large pot place six half pint (8 ounce) jars or jelly jars, six bands, and six lids. Pour in enough water into the pot so that the tops of the jars are covered. Bring to a simmer. No more and no less, otherwise you may not be able to create a good seal or the jars may crack.
     Peel, slice, and pit the apples. Slicing the apples into eighths should be good. Give the apples a quick rinse and place in a large saucepan. Add 2 cups of water to the apples and bring to a simmer. If water simmers out and uncovers the top of the jars during the process, add more water. Occasionally stir the apples and water until they can easily be pierced with a spoon. Now strain the water out and puree apples. Do not liquefy!! If you want you may leave a few remain chunks of apple in the mixture if you want a chunkier butter. Return to high heat and add sugar and spices. Once brought to a boil stir frequently to avoid sticking to the sides and clumping together. It will be done once it has turned a dark brown (sugars caramelizing) and can barely hold its shape. If you think it is too thick you can add a little water or apple juice.
      Now you are going to want to remove one of the jars (dumping out the water of course) and pack with the apple butter till' there is ¼ inch head space (Measure from top of jar to surface level of apple butter). Clean the rim of the jar with wet cloth, removing any residue that may have gathered there. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE A SEAL! Take a band from you water and place on top of jar. Now screw on a band until finger tight. Repeat with the rest of the jars. Now place all jars in water bath canner and place on the lid. Let boil in the water for 10 minutes, no more, no less. Now you are to remove the jars and let set for 12 hours before you proceed to the next step. If you had left over apple butter that you couldn't fit in the jars you can keep it in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
      After 12 or more hours have elapsed you want to remove the band and push down on the top of the seal. If it is flexed down and doesn't move when you push, then it has a good seal. You also want to lightly twist the top to see if a seal has been created. If so, label and store for days, weeks, months, or years. If a seal hasn't been created, then you are going to want to try to reseal in the water bath canner for another 10 minutes and let set for another 12 hours. If a seal still isn't created the jar is bad. Do not try to use another jar. You will either have to throw out the butter or eat it before it goes bad.
     If you go to your butter after a few months and mold has grown on the top, chances are this is a friendly mold and you can scrape it off of the top. If mold has grown on the middle or the bottom throw out the butter. If there is no seal when you come to open the jar, throw out.
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Jake E. Stief
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Recognizing first edition 11/22/63 by Stephen King

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In this next tutorial I am going to teach you how to recognize a fisrt edition of 11/22/63 by stephen king

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Hello!  In this tutorial I will show you how to determine a first edition/first print of 11/22/63 by Stephen King.  This book was published on November 8th, 2011.
The front of the dust jacket on the book should be a newspaper clipping with a bit of red at the top that acts as a background for the title 11/22/63 and the author, Stephen King.  Below the name of the novel you should see the phrase "A novel"  The clipping portion of the jacket should have a gritty texture and the main title should read JFK SLAIN IN DALLAS, LBJ TAKES OATH.  There should be a color photo of J.F.K right before he got shot.  The spine of the jacket should say the author again, then the publishers name (Scribner) and their logo, then the title of the book.  It should be on a grayish background.  The back of the jacket should have another clipping that reads JFK ESCAPES ASSASSINATION, FIRST LADY ALSO OK.  Below this is a black and white photo on J.F.K and his wife.  The ISBN around the barcode should be 978-1-4526-2728-2.  The cover price should be $35.00 U.S/$39.99 Can.  That other code to the right of the barcode should be 53500.  I will explain what this is in another video.  The inner front flap should have the cover price again, a few thoughts about the book, and a blurb.  The back flap should have a few reviewers' quotes, the author's photo and copyright info concerning the dust jacket.  The author's photographer should be Shane Leonard.  The Jacket Design should be by Rex Bonomelli.  The photographers should be Bettman/Corbis and Neal Lankster/Alamy.  Then it should say printed in the U.S.A by Simon & Schuster.  
 The boards of the book should be bright red and it is quarter bound in black cloth.  The top and bottom threads are yellow.  There are no engravings on the boards.  On the spine you should see in gold lettering Stephen King, 11/22/63, the publisher and their logo.  The paste downs for the front and back are white as well as the front and back inserts.  You should see a page just with Scribner's logo, then the title page.  On the copyright page you should see the following info:
"A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020"
"Copyright © 2011 by Stephen King"
"First Scrinber hardcover edition November 2011"
"DESIGNED BY ERICH HOBBING"
"Manufactured in the United States of America"
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2"  (If this number is off but all other info matches what I told you, then you a first edition but not first print.)
"ISBN 978-1-4516-2728-2"
Then on the dedication page you should see "For Zelda 'Hey, honey, welcome to the party.'"
Do note that there is a table of contents in this book unlike most of his other novels.  There is also a photograph of JFK after the table of contents.  The last page number listed should be 849. 
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