Ann's Apple Butter-over 45 years of family tradition

Samuel and Janie Hubbard began the apple butter business formerly known as S.A. Hubbard in 1977 in Troutville, VA on their family farm.   Janie's knack for making wonderful homemade goods, paired with Samuel's ingenuity for engineering things to make his family's life easier, was the perfect pairing.  The cooking piece of the operation was Janie's pride and joy, but this was every bit a family business as their children often helped to make the finished product.  Samuel helped modify and automate the process as the business grew, for instance, he created an automatic stirrer that took out the rigorous daily manual labor previously required.  Although the motor has been replaced in the stirrer, the exact setup he built is still used in production today.  After Samuel passed away in 1994, Janie, tried to keep up with their homestead and business but it became too much for her alone.  

In 1997, their daughter, Ann Hubbard DeMaury took over the business and renamed it, Ann's Apple Butter.  Ann continues the tradition on the same land where it all began and has grown the business from 4,000 quarts a year to over 13,000 quarts per year.  She is sold all over Virginia and has been a constant staple on the dinner table of local apple butter lovers.  The old-fashioned process of all day simmering in a copper kettle paired with natural and wholesome ingredients have really become a Botetourt County treasure.