Putting the apples in the kettle
Orange and lemon zest
Adding honey
Johnny, stirring with the beautiful cherry paddle he made for the occasion
Danny Hafer
John, mastering the art of stirring the pot in a rocking chair
Melissa
Jason
Zach and Edward working on tending the fire for the smoker. Zach made brisket smothered in apple butter.
Edward proves the apple butter is thickening. The butter sticks to the plate.
Edward and Laura, our dear friends up from North Carolina for the occasion.
The judges, Chad, Jason and Jim
Jen, Mose, and Ced
The pie queen, Elena!
Getting the butter in the jars - it cooked for over seven hours.
The finished product - 75 pints of delicious apple butter!
2 comments:
Looks like so much fun!!!!! I really wish we could have come up for it...next year!
We had a blast! It was such a fun day! We were so happy to be a part of the first of many apple butter parties!
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