Homemade Apple Pie Filling

Every other year I make this pie filling and can it for use throughout the year. It is excellent for pies, crisps and just as a topping for ice cream. It is a pretty quick recipe if you have a little help with peeling the apples.

Homemade Apple Pie Filling

27 1/2 cup sliced apples
5 1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup Clear Jell A
3 1/2 tsp cinnamin
3 1/2 cups cold water
5 1/4 cups apple juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
7/8 tsp nutmeg

Put all ingredients except apples and lemon juice into a large pot. Cook until it boils, add apples and boil for 1 full minute. Add lemon juice and stir. Fill prepared quart jars and waterbath for 20 minutes.

note*- Clear Jell A can usually be found at kitchen stores. Corn Starch can not be substituted

Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam

I'm not usually a jam person. This recipe changed my mind. The blend of sweet strawberry with tangy rhubarb is a perfect blend. And, because it is made with jello instead of pectin, you can adjust the sugar according to your tastes.

Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam

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4 cups cut ruhbarb

1 cup crushed pineapple

1 cup sliced strawberries

3 1/2 cups sugar

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Boil about 15 minutes or until rhubarb is tender. Set off stove. Smash with potatoe masher or blend in blender. Add 1 (3 oz) package strawberry jello. Seal in Jars.

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(If you like your jam a little more tangy, use 5 cups rhubarb and omit the strawberries .)