What she said!!!
Seriously, apple butter is much like apple sauce, but with lots of spices and sugar. Not counting the peeling of apples (most now start off with apple sauce so as to get out of the labor intense peeling of the apples), apple butter is made in old 50 gallon brass or copper pots, set over a wood fire (some people now use gas) to cook the apples (or apple sauce) down (getting the water out of it) for about 12 hours (yep, it takes a long time!!). When it is cooked down enough, sugar and spices are added and it is "cooked" some more. About 100 lbs of sugar is added to a 50 gallon pot. Then it is placed (poured) into jars (usually pints and/or quarts) and capped. The spices and quanity of spice is usually a well guarded family secret ......:-) It will last for ever that way. And as Beck said, delicious!!!! Especially on hot buttered bread!!
A jar alone is worth the trip, but think of all the cool cars you'll see (like SVXi) ........
Harry