Happy Saturday!!! (Apple butter recipe)

I made apple butter in my crockpot last night and it was ah-maz-ing!!!!  You should try it if you like apple butter at all.  So. Good.  Here is the recipe and directions.  Try it.  You won't be sorry.  It's super easy too.  I didn't make as large of a batch as the recipe did because I don't have a crockpot that big.  I'll try to post a picture later if I remember after studying for my test on Monday.

Here's my version of the recipe:
4 apples (I used Granny Smith 'cause they're tart and they were cheap)
1/4 C brown sugar
1/8 t Nutmeg
1/8 t cloves
1/4 t cinnamon
Approximately 1/2 C water

Peel and dice apples.  Mix spices and sugar together.  Layer apples and sugar mixture in crockpot.  The crockpot should already be on high while you are cutting up apples and layering.  Pour water over the top.  Leave crockpot on high for 1 hour.  Turn it down to low after the first hour and leave it alone for 14-17 hours.  I slept in this morning so it cooked for more than 15 hours, but it didn't hurt it any.  After that 15 hours, take the lid off the crockpot until the apple butter is as thick as you like it.  (30-45 mins)  Then puree the mixture somehow.  I dumped it into my blender which worked great.  If you have a submersible blender, I've heard that those work really well.

I put it all in the crockpot yesterday around 5pm and blended it this morning around 10:30.  I don't think I'm ever buying apple butter again...this was great!

Also, did you know that buying bacon scraps is super cheap and you get about the same amount of bacon?  I bought 2 1/2 pounds of bacon ends and scraps yesterday for 1.99/lb which is waaay better than buying bacon for 4/lb.  Crazy.  I also caught a roast on sale for under 3/lb (that's cheaper than hamburger!).  Good day shopping yesterday.  Yay for sales!

Anyways, have a great day!  God loves you and He will lift you up!

Why do you say, O Jacob,
And speak, O Israel:
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
And my just claim is passed over by my God”?

Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the Lord,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable. 

 He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.  

Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40: 27-31