Apple butter
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[[Image:Nièr beurre National Trust for Jersey 2007 a.jpg|thumb|Making ''black butter'' in [[Jersey]]]]
'''Apple butter''' is a highly concentrated form of [[apple sauce]], produced by long, slow cooking of [[apples]] with [[cider]] or water to a point where the [[sugar]] in the apples [[caramelize]]s, turning the apple butter a deep brown. The concentration of sugar gives apple butter a much longer shelf life as a [[Jam|preserve]] than applesauce. Apple butter was a popular way of using apples in colonial America, and well into the 19th century. The term "butter" refers to the thick, soft consistency, and apple butter's use as a spread for breads. Typically seasoned with [[cinnamon]], [[cloves]], and other [[spices]], apple butter may be spread on [[buttered toast]], used as a side dish, an ingredient in baked goods, or as a [[condiment]]. Apple Butter has also been known to be mixed with vinegar while cooking to provide a small amount of tartness to the usually sweet apple butter. The [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] often include apple butter as part of their traditional [[Cuisine of the Pennsylvania Dutch|''seven sweets and seven sours'']] dinner table array.
In areas of the [[American South]], the production of apple butter is a family event, due to the large amount of labor necessary to produce apple butter in large quantities. Apple butter is also used on a [[sandwich]] to add an interesting flavor, but is not as commonly used as in historical times. Traditionally apple butter was and is prepared in large copper kettles outside. Large paddles are used to stir the apples and family members would take turns stirring.
[[Image:Beurrée d'nièr beurre black butter on bread.jpg|thumb|''Black butter'' on a buttered slice of cabbage loaf]]
Apple butter can also refer to a new butter variety that has apple butter swirled in a tub with the [[margarine]] to provide a creamy texture and a sweet taste.
==External links==
*[http://wbgu.org/community/documentary/StirringUpPast/AppleButter_index.html "Stirring Up The Past"], WBGU-PBS documentary [[Grand Rapids, Ohio|Grand Rapids (Ohio)]] Applebutter Festival
*[http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/000119apple_butter.php Apple butter preserves recipe]
*[http://www.articleworld.org/index.php/Apple_butter Apple butter recipe]
*[http://www.shakersprings.com/gourmet/Apple_Butter_Recipe.htm A simple Amish apple butter recipe]
[[Category:Apple products]]
[[Category:Spreads]]
[[Category:American cuisine]]
[[Category:New England cuisine]]
[[Category:Vermont cuisine]]
[[Category:Lancaster, Pennsylvania cuisine]]
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