Free Fix-It and Forget-It Pink Cookbook by Phyllis Pellman Good

Cook on High 2-3 hours. Reduce to Low and cook 8 hours. Apples should be a rich brown and be cooked down by half.
Stir in spices. Cook on High 2-3 hours with lid off. Stir until smooth.
Pour into freezer con­tainers and freeze, or into sterilized jars and seal.
    If there is too much liquid in your cooker, stick a toothpick under the edge of the lid to tilt it slightly and to allow the steam to escape. —Carol Sherwood, Batavia, NY

Shirley’s Apple Butter
    Shirley Sears
    Tiskilwa, IL
    Makes 6-10 pints apple butter
    Prep. Time: 30 minutes
    Cooking Time: 13-15 hours
    Ideal slow-cooker size: 7-qt
    4 qts. finely chopped tart apples
    2¾ cups sugar
    2¾ tsp. cinnamon
    Â¼ tsp. ground cloves
    1 / 8 tsp. salt
Pour apples into slow cooker.
Combine remaining ingredients. Drizzle over apples.
Cover. Cook on High 3 hours, stirring well with a large spoon every hour. Reduce heat to Low and cook 10-12 hours, until butter becomes thick and dark in color. Stir occasionally with strong wire whisk for smooth butter.
Freeze or pour into sterilized jars and seal.

Charlotte’s Apple Butter
    Charlotte Fry
    St. Charles, MO
    Makes 5 pints apple butter
    Prep. Time: 15 minutes
    Cooking Time: 14-18 hours
    Ideal slow-cooker size: 6- to 6½-qt
    3 quarts Jonathan, or Winesap, apples
    2 cups apple cider
    2½ cups sugar
    1 tsp. star anise, optional
    2 Tbsp. lemon juice
    2 cinnamon sticks
Peel, core, and chop apples. Combine with apple cider in large slow cooker.
Cover. Cook on Low 10-12 hours.
Stir in sugar, star anise if you wish, lemon juice, and cinnamon sticks.
Cover. Cook on High 2 hours. Stir. Remove lid and cook on High 2-4 hours more, until thickened.
Pour into sterilized jars and seal.

Dolores’ Apple Butter
    Dolores Metzler
    Mechanicsburg, PA
    Makes 3 quarts apple butter
    Prep. Time: 5 minutes
    Cooking Time: 8-10 hours
    Ideal slow-cooker size: 5½- to 6-qt
    3 quarts unsweetened applesauce
    3 cups sugar ( or sweeten to taste)
    2 tsp. cinnamon
    1 tsp., or less, ground cloves
Combine all ingredients in large slow cooker.
Cover. Cook on High 8-10 hours. Remove lid during last 4 hours. Stir occasionally.

Lilli’s Apple Butter
    Lilli Peters
    Dodge City, KS
    Makes about 2 pints apple butter
    Prep. Time: 5 minutes
    Cooking Time: 14-15 hours
    Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
    7 cups unsweetened applesauce
    2 cups apple cider
    1½ cups honey
    1 tsp. cinnamon
    Â½ tsp. ground cloves
    Â½ tsp. allspice
Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Mix well with whisk.
Cook on Low 14-15 hours.

Peach or Apricot Butter
    Charlotte Shaffer
    East Earl, PA
    Makes 6 8-oz. jars butter
    Prep. Time: 10 minutes
    Cooking Time: 8-10 hours
    Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
    4 29-oz. cans peaches, or apricots
    2¾-3 cups sugar
    2 tsp. cinnamon
    1 tsp. ground cloves
Drain fruit. Remove pits. Purée in blender. Pour into slow cooker.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Cover. Cook on High 8-10 hours. Remove cover during last half of cooking. Stir occasionally.
    Note:
    Spread on bread, or use as a topping for ice cream or toasted pound cake.

Pear Butter
    Dorothy Miller
    Gulfport, MI
    Makes 6 pints pear butter
    Prep. Time: 5 minutes
    Cooking Time: 8-10 hours
    Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
    8 cups pear sauce
    3 cups brown sugar
    1 Tbsp. lemon juice
    1 Tbsp. cinnamon
Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
Cover. Cook on High 10-12 hours.
    Note:
    To make pear sauce, peel, core, and slice 12 large pears. Place in slow cooker with ¾ cup water. Cover and cook on Low 8-10 hours, or until very soft. Stir to blend.

Breakfast Foods

Welsh Rarebit
    Sharon Timpe
    Mequon, WI
    Makes 6-8 servings
    Prep. Time: 5 minutes
    Cooking Time: 1½-2½ hours
    Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
    12-oz. can beer
    1 Tbsp. dry mustard
    1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
    Â½ tsp. salt
    1 / 8 tsp. black, or white, pepper
    1 lb. American cheese, cubed
    1 lb. sharp cheddar cheese, cubed
In slow cooker, combine beer, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.
Cover and cook