Apple Pie Filling - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. cornstarch
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 or 3 drops yellow food coloring
5 1/2 lb. tart apples, peeled and sliced
1 tsp. salt
10 c. water

Preparation

Put first 4 ingredients in large saucepan.
Add 1 teaspoon salt.
Stir in 10 cups water and cook and stir until thick and bubbly.
Add lemon juice and food coloring.
Pack apples into hot jars, leaving 1-inch headspace.
Add hot syrup to 1/2-inch from top.
Use spatula to help distribute syrup.
Adjust lids.
Process in boiling water bath (pints for 15 minutes and quarts for 20 minutes).
Use 1 quart apple filling in pie crust.
Add top crust. Cut slits (so steam can escape) and seal edges.
Bake in a 400\u00b0 oven for 50 minutes.
Makes 6 quarts.