Apple Butter

Aunt Judy shared Grandma's Apple Butter Recipe



Apple Butter

16 cups thick unsweetened apple pulp (cooked and strained like you would make applesauce)
1 cup vinegar
8 cups sugar
4 tsp ground cinnamon

Combine ingredients; cook until mixture remains a smooth mass when a little is cooled (about 1½ hours boiling). Watch and stir frequently to prevent scorching. Pour into clean hot jars and seal.

Note: You can bake this in a large roaster pan rather than boiling it (it’s safer - you don’t get splattered as much). It will take somewhat longer but prevents burning on the bottom. Bake uncovered, stirring occasionally until it reaches the smooth mass” state.”

Grandma's Sloppy Joe Skillet Supper

Grandma shared this recipe with us a few years back. She didn't name it this, in fact I think she called it something like easy casserole or something. I added in the sloppy joe seasoning but it does NOT need it!

Our cooking styles may have changed over the years, but documenting family recipes as well as just good old fashioned meals with good basic comforting ingredients really never goes out of style.

Here is one from  grandma's files and is a perfect way to use those leftover mashed potatoes from a Sunday Meal.
  Sloppy Joe Skillet Supper
Ingredients: 
1 lb. hamburger
 1 med. onion diced
 1 can tomato soup
 1 package sloppy joe seasoning packet
 3 cups mashed potatoes
 1/2 cup grated cheese.

  Directions:
Brown hamburger and onions.
Drain grease
Pour hamburger into 1 qt. casserole dish or bake directly in your oven proof skillet.
Stir in 1 can tomato soup and sloppy joe seasoning packet
 Top with mashed potatoes
Sprinkle cheese evenly over the potatoes.
Bake in 350 ° oven for 20 min or until warmed and cheesy is bubbly.