I take canning jars, place them in
boiling water, take them out, place a funnel over the jar, ladle the
hot apple butter into funnels until to fill the jars (leaving 1/4 - 1/2
inch gap), place canning lids on the jars (making sure the rim
of the jar is clean and no apple butter has gotten on it which will prevent it from sealing) and then tighten the bands over it.