Crab apple recipes? ?

Question

So I have two huge crab apple trees that are FULL of crab apples!

What are good recipes for them?

Answer 1

jelly

Wash apples, remove blossom end, halve and remove stems. Barely cover fruit with water and cook until very soft. Extract the juice by tying the apples in cheesecloth and suspending over a bowl until it no longer drips. Do Not Squeeze! Boil 8 cups juice with 6 cups sugar (3/4 cup sugar per cup of juice) to the jelly (use thermometer). Optional: Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla or lemon juice. Pour into hot, sterile jelly jars and seal. Note: It's best to keep the batches around 8 cups.

Answer 2

CRAB APPLE RELISH

6 pts. crab apples

1 lb. raisins

1 tsp. ground cloves

3 oranges, rind and juice

6 pts. sugar

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 pt. vinegar

Remove stems and cores from crab apples. Grind apples, orange and raisins. Mix with rest of ingredients. Let set overnight. In morning cook until soft. Seal.

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CRAB APPLE JELLY

1 peck crab apples, cut in half

Put in large container to boil. Use enough water so that you can just see the water, almost to the top of apples. Boil at very low temperature for about 2 hours or until soft.

Put mixture in fine cheese cloth bag, let drain, do not squeeze bag as it will cloud the jelly. Just drip from bag. (Let drain overnight.)

Next A.M. use juice from apples, as follows:

10 cups apple juice = 11 cups sugar

8 cups apple juice = 8 8/10 cups sugar

6 cups apple juice = 6 6/10 cups sugar

3 cups apple juice = 3 3/10 cups sugar

Boil apple juice and sugar for 35 minutes. Skim at very last crab apple jelly. Put in jars while hot.

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PICKLED CRAB APPLES

Choose round crab apples, uniform in size. Do not pare them. Make a spiced syrup by heating:

1 qt. vinegar

1 qt. sugar

1 tbsp. each cinnamon and cloves

1 tsp. mace

1 tsp. allspice

When cool, add apples and heat gently, being careful not to burst fruit. Let stand in syrup overnight. Pack cold into clean jars and fill to within 1/2-inch of top with syrup. Put on lids. Process in water bath at simmering temperature (180 degrees) for 20 minutes. Makes 3 1/2 quarts.

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SPICED CRAB APPLES

1 qt. vinegar

3 c. water

4 c. sugar

1 tbsp. each cinnamon, cloves, mace, and allspice, tie loosely in a cheese

cloth bag

Heat the above together and let cool. Add 5 pints crab apples and heat slowly so as not to burst the fruit. Let stand in syrup overnight. Next morning, remove spice bag and pack in sterilized jars. Fill with syrup. Seal. Process in water bath 20 minutes.

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CRAB APPLE BREAD

1/2 c. shortening

1 c. sugar

2 eggs

2 tbsp. milk

1 tsp. soda

2 tsp. salt

2 c. chopped red crab apples

2 c. flour

Mix all together. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.

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CRAB APPLE BREAD

1/2 c. shortening

1 c. sugar

2 eggs

2 tbsp. milk

1 tsp. soda

2 tsp. salt

2 c. chopped red crab apples

2 c. flour

Mix all together. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.

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CRAB APPLE JUICE

Cover crab apples with water. Cook about 15 minutes. Let cool. Drain well.

2 c. juice

2 c. water

1/3 c. sugar

Boil 5 minutes. Pour while hot into jars. Seal or cool the juice well, then freeze.

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