Materials needed:
•Juice from 8 to 10 lemons
•2 teaspoons salt
•8 to 10 large firm apples
•8 teaspoons cinnamon
•2 teaspoons allspice
•1 teaspoon cloves
•Jute
•1 to 1 ½ yards of ribbon or fabric scraps
Directions:
•Place lemon juice into a large bowl and mix in the salt
•Peel, core, and slice apples horizontally into ¼ inch thick circles
•Soak apple circles in lemon juice bowl for 6 to 10 minutes each, make sure that each side has a chance to absorb some of the lemon juice
•Mix spices in a bowl and blend well
•Remove the apple circles from the lemon juice and place on paper towels, pat the tops of the apple circles with paper towels
•Dust the apples with the spice mixture and turn apples over and repeat the dusting on the other side
•Place the apples in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 150 to 200 degrees F for 6 hours or until completely dried, but the apple circles should be slightly pliable
•Cut enough jute for your desired length of garland, keep in mind you don’t want it too long but you would rather have too much than not enough
•Now you are ready to start stringing your apples, simply push one end of the jute through the middle of each apple slice
•You can add things in between the apple circles for a variation or you can simply make apple garland
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