October Blog Carnival

i've been struggling to post this month so far! i've been trying to fill up the shop some more and my goal has been to add 1 item a day. i've already missed a day. but my items just take longer to make!
anywhooooo.....onto the blog carnival post....

i decided to go with the 2nd theme which is to give a holiday recipe.
i figured an apple themed recipe would be good. what with all of the apple picking i'm sure many of you have done....wish i could have. there were plans at one point to go, but they fell through. this would have been one of the recipes i was going to try (i wish i could remember what blog i got this recipe off of):

apple pie jam

6 cups peeled and diced apples
½ cup water
½ teaspoon butter
3 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Mix all of the ingredients into a large pot. Stir them until all combined. Bring to a boil on medium heat. Cook the jam until it reached 220 degrees. (see my note at the bottom) Pour into jars and top with lid. Flip the jars on their lids to cool. The jars should be sealed when completely cooled.

Some of my jams have been really thick when I cook to this degree, so with this jam I cooked for 20 minutes then I used the frozen plate method. You freeze a plate, then put a little bit on the plate, stick it back in the freezer for a few seconds then check the consistency of it. If it is not as thick as you want continue to cook the jam in 5 minute increments until you get it the consistency you want. I cooked this jam for 20-25 minutes.