Makes about 6 lb.
- 3 lb eating apples
- 1/2 oz butter
- 2 lb sultanas
- 1 pint water
- 1 level teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 level teaspoon ground mace
- 1 1/2 lb sugar
- 4 oz chopped candied peal
- juice of 1 lemon
Peel, core and slice the apples. Butter the bottom of a saucepan and put the apples, sultanas and water in it and cook gently for 20 minutes. Add the spices, sugar, candied peel and lemon juice. Heat to dissolve the sugar, then boil, stirring until it reaches a thick consistency, about 20 minutes. Pour into clean, warmed jars. Cover and label them.
Use it as a filling for tartlets, flans, sponge cake or as a topping to ice cream.
From Joan Croft