Categories: Pickles- Relish- Chow Chow

Ingredients

• 6 cups peeled, cored and sliced cooking apples
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, if desired

Directions

1. Combine apples, water and lemon juice in 2-quart glass casseroles. Cover with glass lid.

2. Microwave for 10 to 12 minutes, on high or until apples are tender (about 200 degrees). Stir in remaining ingredients.

3. Variations:

4. Substitute 4 cups diced fresh rhubarb for apples and 1/4 cup orange juice for water and lemon juice in basic recipe. Increase sugar to 3/4 cup and substitute nutmeg for cinnamon.

5. Microwave applesauce as directed in basic recipe. Puree in blender; cool. Beat 2 egg white with 2 Tbsp. sugar until soft peaks form.

6. Fold into applesauce.

7. Substitute 1 pint strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced, and 3 cups diced fresh rhubarb for apples in basic recipe. Reduce water to 1/4 cup. Increase sugar to 1 cup and substitute nutmeg for cinnamon.

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