Zucchini Base Aka Z B For Cakes, Cookies, & Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 12 cups mashed and strained steamed zucchini (you can also use other types of summer squash like crookneck, pattypan, etc)
• 1 cup molasses
• 4 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 prepare hot, sterilized jars for canning: either 6 pints or 3 quarts. set aside.
• 2 over medium heat in a large pot combine all ingredients.
• 3 bring to a bubbling boil, stirring occasionally, and skim off foam.
• 4 continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes more.
• 5 pour immediately into prepared hot sterile jars and seal. (if you want to prepare them in a boiling water bath instead, process for 15 minutes.).
• 6 note: preparation time includes cooking/mashing of the precooked zucchini.
• 7 the recipezaar page for the lunch cake, cookies, and pie is at: http://www.recipezaar.com/z-b-lunch-cake-or-z-b-pie-or-z-b-cookies-327672.