Apple Paste

How to make it

1. 1

   The washed, unpeeled apples, with the cores removed, are boiled with the water.

2. 2

   When this has boiled down well, it is strained and pressed through a colander. For each litre of pulp take 375 g of sugar, refined.

3. 3

   The mixture now boils for at least 1 hour, until it is thick.

4. 4

   Pour at once onto large, flat dishes moistened with cold water, 1 cm thick; do not pour it onto the edges.

5. 5

   Leave in a dry, warm place for 4 to 5 days, cut into suitable pieces, place on clean dishes, leave for 14 days, then turn them over again.

6. 6

   When they are almost dry, sprinkle them with crystallised sugar and store in tin boxes with white paper between each layer.