Cyber Cauldron

July 24th, 2011

Since Mabon is the second harvest of the 3 harvest festivals of the wheel of the year and deals with the collections of fruit, this recipe is perfect for Mabon and is not hard to follow.

Ingredients:

4 Kilos of Cooking Apples

2 litres of Water

1 1/2 litres of Cider (Such as scrumpy) Pear Cider can replace apple cider for slightly different flavour.

1 1/2 pounds Sugar

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1 teaspoon Allspice

1 teaspoon Cloves

Method

Wash and slice apples removing core and seeds place in large pan with cloves cook to soft strain of remaining liquid and keep to one side. Remove cloves from apples them mash or use a ricer for a smother texture pass through a sieve. Remove apples from pan if not already done so pour the liquid stock back in to pan and reduce by half then add Cider and bring to boil.

Add apple pulp and sugar to liquid cook slowly stirring constantly and till it thickens and become sloppy, check taste for sweetness if to sweet squeeze a little lemon or orange juice to cut sweetness if not sweet enough add a little more.

Add remaining spices and continue cooking and till thick enough to spread pour into sterilized jam jars and seal. Will keep for several months but it nicer to give to friends as Mabon gifts.

NB-Adding a little grated orange zest to final stage adds a little extra pop to the taste.

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