Old Fashioned Apple Butter

6 apples, quartered and cored
1 pint apple cider
1 cup sugar (optional if you use our Goldens)
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves

Cook apples in cider until softened. Press pulp and juice through food mill or sieve. Add sugar and spices and cook slowly in sauce pan over low heat (stirring now and then) or in crock pot until thickened as desired (1-4 hours). Your house will smell great! Seal immediately in sterilized jars when hot or cool and freeze.