Cherry Pie Filling
My grandmother used to can cherry pie filling to use all winter long. The only thing different that I do is add a little red food coloring to give it some color. You can also freeze this pie filling if you prefer. I am not listing any prep time because it depends on how fast you can pit the cherries.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 7cups sugar
- 1
- 14drops almond extract
- 9
- 1
- 7cups water
- 3tablespoons lemon juice
- red food coloring
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DIRECTIONS
- Blend the sugar, salt, and tapioca together.
- Add almond extract and water.
- Cook on medium high heat until thickened and bubbly, stirring constantly.
- Add lemon juice and cook an additional two minutes.
- Add the cherries to the sauce, stirring gently to keep from breaking the cherries up.
- Add enough food coloring to make the mixture a bright red.
- Bring the mixture to a rolling boil and cook for 1 minute.
- Ladle the mixture into hot, sterile jars.
- Leave 1/2 inch headspace.
- Seal the jars.
- Process in a boiling water bath for 25 minutes.
- Remove from water bath and place on kitchen towels on counter top to cool.
- When you're sure the jar is sealed, tighten the rings.
- If a jar doesn't seal properly, pour the pie filling into another sterile jar.
- Make sure the rim is clean before putting the lid on and reprocess.
- Or you could pour the pie filling into a freezer container and put in your freezer.
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