apple butter

noun

apples stewed to a paste, spiced, sometimes sweetened, and served as a spread or condiment.

apple butter

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Apple and pear butter may be made by following the directions for apple butter with cider but omitting the cider.

Valuable for stock and for apple-butter; Season, October to January.

Combine apple butter, beaten eggs, sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon and mix well.

I sell my culls to hundreds of farmers in this and adjoining counties for canning, apple-butter, etc.

Three Sundays ago he turned around before he went out and said, 'Do you like apple-butter?'

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