MAKING APPLE MOLASSES: THE REVIVAL OF A TRADITIONAL SWEETENER

Apple molasses, also called “boiled cider,” is a traditional sweet syrup from New England and is steeped in homesteading history.  It’s made by boiling fresh-pressed apple cider down into a thick, caramel-colored reduction.  Boiled cider typically uses “sweeting” apples: apples that are bred for their lack of acidity and unusual sweetness. “Summer Sweeting,” “Hightop Sweet,” and […]