Canned Apple Filling

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 cups of packed brown sugar
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 1/2 quarts water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 6 generous quarts thinly sliced pared tart apples (about 8 pounds)
• above is for the canned apple
• apple, crisp recipe (using the prepared filling)
• 1 quart , filling
• 3/4 cup oats
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine

Recipe

• 1 mix sugars, corn starch, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in 4-quart duch oven. stir in water, heat to boiling stirring often.
• 2 reduce heaat, cook stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly.
• 3 stir in lemon juice.
• 4 pack hot sterlized jars 1/3 of apple slices
• 5 pour on enough syrup to cover slices.
• 6 remove air bubbles with handle of wooden spoon.
• 7 continue packing jars 1/3 at a time with apple slices, then syrup.
• 8 when filled to within 1 inch of tops, seal jars.
• 9 process in boiling water bath for 20 minute.
• 10 when cool, tighten lids, but not too tight.
• 11 apple crisp.
• 12 375 oven.
• 13 spread apple filling in greased baking dish 8x8.
• 14 mix remaining ingredients with fork, mixture should be crumbly.
• 15 sprinkle on top of filling.
• 16 bake 35 minute.
• 17 for a gift i put this in a zip lock bag, except for the butter and put a jar of apple filling with it.