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Shirley’s Sweet Apple Relish in glass canning jars — home canning recipe

Shirley’s Sweet Apple Relish — Mrs. Wages

Recipe source: Mrs. Wages
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Relish/Condiment canning recipe published by Mrs. Wages (United States).
As published by Mrs. Wages: "boiling water bath canner and process for 10 minutes" (boiling water bath canner) 10 minutes
Course: Relish/Condiment
Cuisine: United States

Ingredients

Ingredients
  • 10 cups apples, peeled, cored and diced
  • 1 1/4 cups Mrs. Wages® Pickling & Canning Vinegar or other commercial white vinegar (5% acidity)
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1 1/2 tsp whole cloves
  • 2 sticks cinnamon (3-inch pieces), broken up
  • 1 tsp whole allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Mrs. Wages® Fresh Fruit Preserver

Equipment

  • 1 Boiling-water bath canner with rack
  • 1 Large stainless or enamel preserving pot
  • 1 Canning jars with two-piece lids
  • 1 Headspace and bubble tool

Directions

Canning method
  1. Wash apples, peel, core and dice. Immerse cut apples in a solution of 1/2 teaspoon Mrs. Wages® Fresh Fruit Preserver dissolved in 2 quarts of water to prevent browning. Combine vinegar, sugar, corn syrup, water, cloves, cinnamon and allspice; bring to a boil. Drain apples and add to syrup.
  2. Simmer 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pack hot diced apples into hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Fill jars with boiling hot syrup, leaving 1/2-inch headspace, completely covering apples with syrup. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace if needed.
  3. Wipe rims of jars with a dampened clean paper towel; adjust two-piece metal canning lids. Place filled jars on a rack in a boiling water bath canner and process for 10 minutes.
  4. At the end of the processing time, turn off the heat and remove the lid; allow the jars to remain in the canner for 5 minutes to complete the process. Carefully remove the jars to a cooling area and allow to cool for 24 hours. When cool, check seals.
  5. Lids should be down in the center or stay down when pressed. Remove rims, label, date and store in a cool, dark, dry place. Unsealed jars should be refrigerated and used within 3 weeks.
  6. Processing: As published by Mrs. Wages: "boiling water bath canner and process for 10 minutes" (boiling water bath canner) - 10 minutes.
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Recipe Notes

Source: Mrs. Wages
Safety: Tested recipe from a USDA-aligned source, processed by boiling water bath. Follow the source method, times and headspace exactly, and adjust for your altitude.
Altitude: The source record does not provide a complete altitude-adjustment table. Confirm the required adjustment for your elevation with current authoritative home-canning guidance before processing.
Source: Mrs. Wages. Mrs. Wages recipe page (URLs enumerated from https://www.mrswages.com/cp_recipe-sitemap.xml). SAFETY: Tested recipe from a USDA-aligned source, processed by boiling water bath. Follow the source method, times and headspace exactly, and adjust for your altitude. Full method and quantities at the source: https://www.mrswages.com/recipes/shirleys-sweet-apple-relish-2/

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