What do you do when you've got gallons of crab apples and can't bear to let them go to waste? If you remember, I have made liqueurs with them and jelly. This time I decided to gather them and make crab apple juice. It turned out good. I froze the juice for later use. I could have put more sugar in it, but it is sweet enough as it is. If truth be known, I don't think I added the sugar as it was just right, but the recipe did call for it.
CRAB APPLE JUICE
8 quarts crab apples
10 quarts water
4 cups sugar
4 tsp. cream of tartar
Wash crab apples and cut into quarters or chop up. Bring water to a boil then add cream of tartar. Pour over crab apples. Let sit over night. Next day, drain liquid through cheesecloth. Add sugar. Water bath, can or freeze juice. This made a lot of juice. Oh, and the cute kitty and birds glass came from Anthropologie.
