Canned Apple Pie Filling

Canned Apple Pie Filling                                          Sharla Nelson

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups white sugar                                   10 cups water

1 cups cornstarch                                         3 Tbs lemon juice

2 tsp ground cinnamon                                2 drops yellow food coloring

¼ tsp ground nutmeg                                  6 pounds apples

2 tsp salt

1.     In a large saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  Add salt and water and mix well.  Bring to a boil and cook until thick and bubbly.  Remove from heat and add lemon juice and food coloring.

2.     Sterilize canning jars, lids and rings by boiling them in a large pot of water.

3.     Peel, core, and slice apples.  Pack the sliced apples into hot canning jars, leaving ½ inch headspace.

4.     Fill jars with hot syrup, and gently remove air bubbles with a knife.

5.     Put lids on and process in a water bath canner for 20 min.