I’ve just finished canning 6 quarts of apple cider, and I thought that I might post the recipe for anyone else that was interested.

I don’t own a cider press nor do I have the funds to buy one now.  I picked WAY too many apples last week, and with the leftovers, I decided to make apple cider.

Apple Cider

Apples

1/4 cup Cider Mate per gallon of juice

Run the apples through your jucier to get the juice out of them.  I have a Jack Lalaine Juicer, and I had to run them through very slowly to get the maximum amount of juice out of them.

Set the juice aside in the fridge.  The foam will separate out to the top.  When this has happened, pull the juice out of the fridge and skim off the foam (my chickens really liked it).  Pour the juice into a saucepan.

Tie the cider mate in a cheesecloth and put it in with the juice.

Bring the juice to a boil and let it boil at least 10 minutes.

Pour the hot juice into hot sterilized jars (specific for canning) and process for 5 min at sea level.