It's official.... I hate apples....

Remember I told you while back that I made the family go and pick apples.....Here is the remainder of the apples. I officially don't want to can another apple for at least a year.

I did canned fruit leather mix.....so when we are having a hanker-in for some fruit leather I can just pour it into the dehydrator and set it and forget it....
I have not yet put away my canning equipment which means's that I am not totally done....we'll see whats next....

OH and I also did more apple pie mix.....So nice to just dump this into a pie shell and bake....sorta like cheating... only really its totally homemade!

This recipe makes 7 quart jars of filling for apple pies. 2 quarts make a 9 inch pie. Need to have 7 one quart canning jars, with rings and lids

Ingredient's:

4 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup cornstarch
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons salt
10 cups water
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 drops yellow food coloring
6 pounds apples

DIRECTIONS
in a large pan, mix sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add salt and water and mix well. Bring to a boil and cook until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and add lemon juice and food coloring.
Sterilize canning jars, lids and rings by boiling them in a large pot of water.
Peel, core, and slice apples. Pack the sliced apples into hot canning jars, leaving a 1/2 inch head space.
Fill jars with hot syrup, and gently remove air bubbles with a knife.
Put lids on and process in a water bath canner for 20 minutes.

Can you guess what a few of you are getting for Christmas??????????