-Peel, core, and thinly slice enough apples to fill your slow cooker
-Add 1 cup of sugar (some recipes called for 4 cups!!!, even with just 1 cup it was still on the sweet side)
-Add 2 tablespoons of cinnamon
-Add 2 tsp of cloves
-Cook on high for 1 hour, and then stir.
-Leave cooking on low/med for 8-10 hours stirring every now and again
-If it's still a little chunky, run it through a food processor for a second
I love learning how to make my own stuff like this instead of buying it somewhere. Our house smelled delicious!!This only canned about 3 mason jars of apple butter. If you want to yield more jars worth, just simply add more apples as it cooks down.
Saturday evening, some friends and I went to Brahaus Schmits,a German beer hall here in Philly on 7th and South. It's quite the experience, and it's pretty fun! They have a really huge beer list, and waitresses in full German attire. I actually went here with some people during the World Cup and it was crazy! So fun, i'd recommend it for the experience at least, and the really good beer options! Apparently, in December they start making this warm spiced wine that is served in Germany called Gluehwein, I really want to go back and try it!
Then after dinner, we headed over to Old City to Eulogly Belgian Tavern, it was pretty cool. Small and cozy, and the staff was really nice (which is sometimes hard to come by in Philly!) It's a cool bar to go to with a small group of friends. I'd recommend the Brooklyn Sorachi Ace, its a nice IPA (which I am beginning to be a huge fan of, I heard it's a "hoppy" beer... ?" I felt like I was joining my boyfriend on his travels in Europe <3 :)
