The weather is starting to get quite cold and with the cold air comes the frost. If you have any good apples still hanging in there, you may want to try a good preserve recipe so you can stick them away for the cold winter months. My Granny had a beautiful garden and orchard on the farm and always had loads of apple and crab apple preserves. They were always such a treat for us. I decided this year to try canning for the first time because I finally had enough apples on my tiny tree to attempt it. The recipe is shared below, we cracked open a jar for Thanksgiving dinner and they were delish. Crab Apple Preserves: Ingredients: 6 cups water 1 cup maple syrup 2 Tbsp lemon juice 4 lbs crab apples cleaned and picked over 1 stick cinnamon If you like cloves, you could add +/- 1 tsp of whole cloves. I am not crazy for the taste of cloves so I didn't use them. 3-4 quart size canning jars with lids and rings How to: Set canning jars into a large pot of water so that