Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 3 cups water
  • 2 1/2 cups white vinegar
  • 1 (4 inch) cinnamon sticks
  • 1 teaspoon whole allspice
  • 1 teaspoon whole clove
  • 8 cups washed, drained, and pricked once with a fork crabapples

Method

  • Combine sugar, water and vinegar in a large stainless or enamel saucpan.
  • Break up cinnamon and tie up with allspice and cloves in a large square of cheesecloth and add to pan.
  • Bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes.
  • Add prepared crabapples and return pan to a boil, reduce heat and boil GENTLY for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Remove spice bag.
  • Pack into clean hot jars to 3/4 inch from rim and add boiling syrup to cover, leaving 1/2 inch head space.
  • Do the jar thing.
  • Process in a boiling water bath for 20 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.