canned apple pie filling

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 4 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 10 cups water
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 drops yellow food coloring
• 6 pounds apples

Recipe

• in a large pan, 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.
• sterilize canning jars, lids and rings by boiling them in a large pot of water.
• peel, core, and slice apples. pack the sliced apples into hot canning jars, leaving a 1/2 inch headspace.
• fill jars with hot syrup, and gently remove air with a knife.
• put lids on and process in a water bath canner for 20 minutes.