Under a beautiful blue sky, apple butter was boiled in 40-gallon copper kettles over open wood fires as hundreds of visitors sampled hard apple cider, apple cobbler and, of course, apple butter. Since many of us can’t prepare David’s family recipe at home, here’s a link to an old-fashioned apple butter recipe that will scale to your kitchen: All-day Apple Butter. (Kevin Ambrose)Let us know your favorite apple butter recipes, stories or events, and tell us your favorite way of serving apple butter. For me, I love to make peanut butter and apple butter sandwiches. Stirring apple butter at the Apple Butter Celebration (Kevin Ambrose)Freshly baked apple cobbler with a side of ice cream was served with a smile.

Source: Washington Post September 25, 2017 13:45 UTC