Pat Maurer’s Apple Pie Filling

Pat Maurer’s Apple Pie Filling

4 ½ cups sugar
1 cup corn starch
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
¼ tsp. nutmeg
(Makes about 5 quarts)

Cook and stir until thick. Add 1 Tbs lemon juice. Fill 5 quart jars with sliced apples in one quart jars and cover with filling mix. When serving boil for 15 minutes and add noodles or rice. Leave ½ inch air space for expansion. Cold pack for 20 minutes or pressure cook for 5 minutes at 10 pounds of pressure.