Apple butter extravaganza

Yesterday sparked motivation to begin working on a kitchen project-homemade apple butter. I searched and found many different and similar recipes; some that cooked in a pot for 2 hours, others in a crock pot for 12 hours, and some just looked like applesauce, until I found a wonderful recipe I could tweak to make my own :)


This is what I used:
1 3lb bag of McIntosh apples
1 3lb bag of Granny Smith apples
3 1/2  C white sugar
1/2 C brown sugar
1 TBS ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp pumpkin spices
dash of nutmeg


The recipe I based mine off of used only 4 C white sugar, no brown sugar, didn't include pumpkin spice, and instead used 1/4 tsp salt. It also didn't tell me which apples to use, but My momma always said to make the best apple sauce use McIntosh, and I read elsewhere that mixing those with Granny Smith gives a wonderful sweet/ tangy taste. They were right!! It's gorgeous!! 15 hours later! haha

Wax Sealing & other wonderful things

I have always wanted to do wax sealing. It's just so unique, and gives it an "old time" feel. I was nervous to get it wrong, but it was much easier than expected. I love the personal appeal. :) Here's an example of my wax sealed envelopes-

Also, my mom visited this weekend which made me happy, because she's been sick and I've been worried about her. I was glad to see her doing much better.

We went to an antique shop and found a few vintage dresses. We also got a vintage silver dress hook from 1903. I'm in love with it., not the price of it however. Thank you Momma! :) Here's our findings: