Apple Pie Filling

*This recipe is for canning your own apple pie filling.

15-20 large apples, peeled, cored, and sliced

4 c. sugar

3 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. nutmeg

1 c. Clear Gel A (a modified cornstarch, if you cannot find it just use cornstarch)

10 c. cold water (if your water isn't cold, the clear gel/cornstarch won't dissolve)

3 Tbs. lemon juice

Mix sugar, salt, clear gel A, and spices well. Add to cold water and stir to dissolve clear gel. Cook slowly, bring to a boil to thicken. Add lemon juice. Fill bottles 3/4 full of apples. Pour mixture over the apples (leave room at the top of jar or they will have trouble sealing).

Water bath 20 minutes or pressure 10 lbs for 10 minutes.

Makes approx. 8 quarts.

from Malia Roundy