Castle Families Recipe Collection
Avis Castle Brennan's Pickled Crab Apples

Choose sound crab apples uniform in size. Do not pare them.
Make a spiced syrup by heating together:
1 qt. Vinegar
3 c. water
4 c more sugar
1 tablespoon each cinnamon and cloves
1 teaspoon each of mace and allspice.

Put spices in cheesecloth bag. This is enough syrup for 5 pts.
When cool add crab apples and heat slowly, being careful not to burst the fruit.
Let stand in syrup over night.

Next morning remove spice bag and pack apples without heating into clear canning jars.
Fill to 1/2 inch from top with syrup. Process in water bath 20 minutes.

Recipe Contributed by Janna Stevens, Susan Bernard and Robin Watts