Spicy Slow-Cooker Applesauce            Karen Tuinstra, Neshkoro, WI

Your house will smell wonderfully fragrant all day as the applesauce
                   simmers in your slow cooker

3 to 4 lbs. McIntosh apples,      1 t. cinnamon
  cored, peeled and thinly        1/2 t. nutmeg
  sliced                          1/4 c. water
1/2 c. sugar                      2 to 3 1-pint canning jars and
2 T. brown sugar, packed            lids, sterilized

Fill slow cooker with apple slices to about 2 inches from top. Stir
together sugars and spices in a small bowl; mix into apples and add
water. Cover and cook on low setting for 8 hours, or until apples are
tender. Mash apples with a potato masher to desired consistency. Ladle
into jars, add lids and cool. Store in refrigerator. Makes 2 to 3 jars.