Monday, February 18, 2008

Apple Cinnamon Syrup for Canning

6 cups apple juice
3 cinnamon sticks , broken up
5 cups sugar
4 cups water
3 cups corn syrup
1/4 cup lemon juice

Combine apple juice and cinnamon sticks in a large saucepan. Simmer 5 minutes, and set aside. Next, combine the sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Boil to 260*F. Add apple juice and corn syrup to sugar syrup. Boil 5 minutes. Remove the cinnamon sticks. Stir in the lemon juice. Ladle the hot syrup into hot jars, leaving 1/4" headspace. Adust caps. Process in a boiling water canner 10 minutes.
Yield: about 6 pints.

- Sharon123

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