Several years ago, Dinah came across an old copper kettle for sale from a friend in Virginia. It was so black on the inside that you couldn’t even tell it was made of copper. After some vinegar, soda and brillo pads, the 20 gallon kettle was ready to use! We’ve been making apple butter the old fashioned way ever since. We build a fire in the fire pit and set the kettle up over it. We spend a couple days before peeling the 6 bushels of apples to fill it up. It usually takes the apples about 6 hours to cook down to the right consistency, but boy is it YUMMY when it comes off!
Several years ago, Dinah came across an old copper kettle for sale from a friend in Virginia. It was so black on the inside that you couldn’t even tell it was made of copper. After some vinegar, soda and brillo pads, the 20 gallon kettle was ready to use! We’ve been making apple butter the old fashioned way ever since. We build a fire in the fire pit and set the kettle up over it. We spend a couple days before peeling the 6 bushels of apples to fill it up. It usually takes the apples about 6 hours to cook down to the right consistency, but boy is it YUMMY when it comes off!
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