Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> "Julie Bove" wrote in message news >
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> "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:
> > > >
> >>>>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.
> > > >
> > > > 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.
> > >
> > > It all started in Germany.
> > >
> > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_butter
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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

Some do, some do not. Cloves are pretty common as well as Anise.

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