Let me tell you about boiling cider. My mother-in-law made the BEST apple butter the secret ingredient was boiled cider. I could get unpasteurized cider from our local orchard. All I had to do was boil 1 gal cider to one pint boiled cider. My wonderful mother -in-law loaned me her "special" 25 year old pan given to her by my wonderful father-in- law. To the stove I went. Hours later I had burnt the cider to the pan in a black mess. NOTHING removed it. I had to tell my mother-in-law I had burnt her beloved pot beyond redemption. I buy my boiled cider from King Arthur to make apple butter. It is delicious and no burnt pots.

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