Three-apple Applesauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 3 lbs fuji apples
• 3 lbs granny smith apples
• 3 lbs jonathan apples
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

Recipe

• 1 combine 2 cups water and lemon juice in 10-12 quart stockpot. peel, core and cut apples into 3/4 inch pices; mix pieces into lemon water as soon as apples are cut, to prevent browning. add sugar, coarse salt, cinnamon, and allspice; stir over medium high heat until sugar dissolves. bring to boil; reduce heat, cover, and simmer until apples are soft and almost translucent, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes. remove from heat. using potato masher, mash apples to chunky consistency.
• 2 ladle applesauce into hot clean 1 pint glass canning jars, leaving 1/2-inch space at top of jars. remove air bubbles. wipe jar threads and rims with damp cloth. cover with hot lids; apply screw bands. process jars in a pot of boiling water for 20 minutes. cool jars completely. store in a cool dark place for up to 1 year.