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Apple Butter refers to a thick preserve made with apples, sugar, cider and spices. It is one of the sweets in the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch "sweets and sours"; a sweet spread for breads which is served with cottage cheese or rye bread at most family dinners
Traditionally, Apple Butter is used as a topping on cottage cheese or spread on rye bread with a pork and sauerkraut meal. Some spread it on toast, Scrapple, pancakes, waffles, even french toast. It can also be used as a fat substitute in spiced baking batters and doughs.
Applejack refers to a A distilled cider of strongly charactered apple varieties, such as Granny Smith and Golden Delicious. Applejack is similat to Calvados and is the American version of Apple Brandy.
Moreover, Applejack is a strong American Apple Brandy distilled from apple cider. It ranges from 80 to 100 proof and is aged in wooden casks for a minimum of two (2) years before being bottled.