Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
Apples are often a no-no on a low carb diet, but this recipe is a work-around. The mock apple butter is made from yellow squash that's been sweetened and spiced to mimic apples. The result is a nearly zero carb topping. Sweet!
This homemade Chai Apple Butter fills your house with a wonderful aroma as it comes together in your slow cooker. It then makes the perfect sweet condiment for a variety of bread and pastries and freezes or cans well so it can be enjoyed all year.
April McGreger of The Farmer's Daughter takes a Southern classic to new heights by combining it with spicy ginger ale and dried sour cherries to create a spread that puts to shame most of the sweet glop sold in supermarkets.
Moroccan inspired spiced apple and date butter. Similar to an apple jam or preserve made by slow cooking the apples with sugar and spices until they are soft and reduced down. What is left after the long slow cooking is thick, dark, sweet and spicy.
DAMN SON, that's some nice Damson Plum butter! The sour skin and sweet flesh of muscadine grapes complement the tangy, sour damson plums as I cooked them down into deliciousness.