Apple Pie Filling (Rinda Davidson)

This is a sweet recipe for pies or streusels, she doesn’t use it for apple crisp. Rinda uses golden apples so if you use another apple you may need to adjust the liquid.  

Peel, core and slice  50 apples   ( approx 3 gallon of apples)

3 3/4 cup water

3 TB. Lemon juice

Fill a large kettle -cook and stir until apples are softened. When soften add:

11/2 cups clear jel

2 TB cinnamon

1 tsp. Salt

9 cups sugar

Continue stirring while cooking until starts to thicken.  Needs to be runny enough that there are not air bubbles in jars so add apple juice or water if needed. Put into quart jars, Process in water bath for 25 min.  1 qt makes 1 pie.

Submitted by: Diane Batschi