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Spiced Blueberry Applesauce

Something else to do with my extra blueberries, slightly exotic, looks very pretty. This makes an excellent hostess or holiday gift. Taken from babara fisher's food blog at tigersandstrawberries.com

Steps

Place the apples and blueberries into a heavy bottomed pot large enough to hold all the ingredients and allow room for stirring.
Add just enough water to cover the bottom of the potabout 1 / 2 inch of water on the bottom or so.
Put the pot onto high heat and stirring constantly , bring to a boil.
Turn heat down to medium , and stirring continually , cook until the apples are all soft and some are beginning to break down , thickening the released fruit juices.
Stir in the sugar and spices and keep cooking until the sugar is well combined.
Turn off the heat , but keep the pot on the stove in order to keep the applesauce hot.
Using an immersion blender , a food processor or food mill , grind the fruit up into a slightly chunky pureeor , if you wish , grind it down to a perfectly smooth puree.
Stir in the lemon juice thoroughly , then pack into hot pint or quart jars.
Try to get any visible air bubbles out with a spatula.
This is very difficult with very thick foods like applesa.

Ingredients

blueberries, apples, raw sugar, ground ginger, ground cardamom, ground allspice, bottled lemon juice