Canning Applesauce and Apple Pie Filling
- 18 medium-sized apples
- 2 cups sugar
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Wash, peel, core and slice apples. In a large bowl mix apples with remaining ingredients and let stand for thirty minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Place apples in a large kettle and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for thirty minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens.
- After boiling the mixture, pour into warmed jars.
- Firmly pack the mixture down in the jar, wipe the lip of the jar and place canning lid on top. Secure the metallic ring around the jar.
- Place jars in a water bath for twenty minutes.