Apple Pie Filling - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. cornstarch
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
3/4 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 or 3 drops yellow food coloring
5 1/2 to 6 lb. tart apples, peeled and sliced

Preparation

Blend first four ingredients and 1 teaspoon salt.
Stir 10 cups of water in apples.
Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
Add lemon juice and coloring.
Put in pint jars and boil in bath water 15 minutes; quart jars for 20 minutes.
Makes 6 quarts.