Hot Pepper-apple Preserves

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 5 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 8 large tart apples, chopped
• 15 jalapeno peppers, chopped

Recipe

• 1 pour sugar into a heavy 5-quart pot; stir in water until well blended.
• 2 bring mixture to a boil over high heat, stirring often.
• 3 reduce heat to medium and cook, uncovered, for 10 to 15 minutes.
• 4 pare and core apples; cut into small chunks, to make about 8 cups.
• 5 slice thinly or chop the peppers.
• 6 add apples, and peppers to sugar-water mixture.
• 7 cook (boiling gently) over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 35 to 40 minutes or until preserve is thickened and apples are translucent.
• 8 meanwhile, prepare 6 half-pint canning jars.
• 9 fill jars to within 1/8-inch of rim.
• 10 wipe clean and place lids and rings on screwing on as tight as comfortable.
• 11 let cool on a towel out of a draft; then press lids with your finger.
• 12 if they stay down, they're sealed.
• 13 label and store in a cool, dark area.
• 14 if not sealed, store in refrigerator.