Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Katie Workman, The Associated Press For me, it’s just not fall unless there is at least one apple picking outing. It’s been a family tradition since I was ...

Few fall recipes capture the pure essence of apples quite like a homemade apple butter recipe. Apple butter is a silky, spiced spread (no actual butter involved) simmered until it’s thick, deep brown, ...

Over the weekend we traveled to Nashville, Ill., for our annual apple butter making day with family. My cousins, Bob and Helen Poirot, are the host family. We got off easy though, as they had all the ...

For me, it’s just not fall unless there is at least one apple picking outing. It’s been a family tradition since I was little — even though I actually fell out of an apple tree and broke my leg when I ...

If you love apple butter but want a brighter twist, try Cranberry Apple Butter. Tart cranberries balance the sweet apples, the color is bold, and the texture is spoonable and smooth. This is an easy, ...

Made by slow cooking apples mixed with autumn-favorite spices like cinnamon and allspice, apple butter is a highly concentrated jam-like spread filled to the brim with apple flavors. It’s essentially ...

For me, it’s just not fall unless there is at least one apple picking outing. It’s been a family tradition since I was little — even though I actually fell out of an apple tree and broke my leg when I ...