"Julie Bove" wrote in message news

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Bruce" wrote in message
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> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:12:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:10:05 -0500, jinx the minx
>>> > wrote:
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>>>>Ophelia > wrote:
>>>>> "Gary" wrote in message news >>>>>
>>>>> You've never heard of apple butter, so common in usa grocery stores
>>>>> forever. I haven't bought any in 100 years but I do remember liking
>>>>> it.
>>>>> Spread on buttered toast just like you would do with jam or jelly.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's pretty good but nothing to run right out to try.
>>>>>
>>>>> ===
>>>>>
>>>>> I've heard of apple butter, but I've never seen any
>>>>>
>>>>> Mind you, I can't say I've looked for it either <g>
>>>>>
>>>>I live in a large metropolitan area where most everyone knows what apple
>>>>butter is (my generation and older, at least), but I've only rarely seen
>>>>it
>>>>in grocery stores (it's more of a specialty store item). For me, it's
>>>>something people make and can themselves, not buy.
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>>> I'm from a country with lots of apple trees, where apple sauce is
>>> children's second most popular food item after mother's milk, but I've
>>> never heard of or seen apple butter.
>>>
>>> So you're all making it up.
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>>It all started in Germany.
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>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_butter
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> Oh, appelstroop! I know that, but I know it as apple molasses or apple
> treacle. Very traditional stuff to put on bread or pancakes.
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> Yes! I know appelstroop) Ahh no, I don't like it, as you say it is
> like treacle.
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> I was imagining a very thick apple sauce.

Apple Butter is somewhat like a thick applesauce but darker in color and IMO
doesn't taste the same. I can't exactly remember what it does taste like as
it has been many years since I had any.

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It seems it has cinnamon etc in it

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