If you are canning the apple butter in a hot water bath, it can last much longer. Wash the apples, then quarter and core them. Place the apples with the water in a large, heavy pot. Bring the ...

Once opened, apple butter can be kept in the refrigerator for several weeks. Sterilize your canning jars and lids by boiling them in water for 10 minutes. Pour the hot apple butter into the ...

My timing for the boiling-water bath is the same as the USDA canning time for apple butter. Sweetened apple cider will reach the syrup point at about 7 degrees F (4 degrees C) above the boiling ...