Pumpkin Apple Butter

Our project this week was to make pumpkin apple butter from several fresh pumpkins and fresh apples. It has been several years since I've made pumpkin apple butter, but it was a favorite around here. We don't grow pumpkins in our garden, but take advantage of the cheap ones around fall time. It is alot of work to cook and puree pumpkin, but is so worth the effort as we enjoy various favorite recipes. My mom came over and Ann Marie and I joined the fun of cooking and putting jam in jars. My mom also brought over some berries and berry juice that she had in her freezer for quite sometime...that sure makes good jam! It was a good home ec project for Ann Marie and we got our shelves full of homemade jam and pumpkin apple butter.