Day before yesterday.... i made Apple Pie Filling... very very tasty, but a definite pain to make.. i've not decided whether or not it's worth the work.. maybe just peeling apples and freezing them would be better.. but thought i'd give the recipe a try...
Canned Apple Pie Filling
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
6 pounds apples (peeled, cored and sliced)
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
Peel, core, and slice apples. Pack the sliced apples into hot sterilized canning jars, leaving a 1 inch headspace
Fill jars with hot syrup, and gently remove air bubbles with a knife (or small spatula)
Put sterilized lids on and process in a water bath canner for 20 minutes
it was extremely messy to put the hot syrup into the jars, and yes i had to use the spatula to remove the air pockets out...
a mistake i made was using my pressure canner, 5 lbs/5 mins.. it made the apples too mushy.. but it really is delicious.. and i think my 'mistake' can be a great filling for something like a 'date' square, instead it would be an apple pie square... or a nice warm dollop on top of a dish of ice cream...mmm the possiblities are endless..
yesterday i got an unexpected gift of a huge bucket of Pears and equally huge bucket full of Apples.... windfalls and odd shapes, but FREE... YAY for FREE...
i made Pear Ginger Chutney.. a new recipe which i found online at another great little/not so little blog by the name of Chow Times .. it's a great site from Vancouver B.C. lots of foodie delights, great pics, good info...
i won't retype out the recipe as it's in Chow Times complete with great photos of the steps..
over the years i've made a lot of different types of chutneys this one has a great flavour i thought, heavy on the ginger.. i'm not keen on the texture, not enough chunks and i had trouble reducing it, in order for it to thicken..but all in all.. yummy!
Pear Ginger Chutney to the left, a jar of Apple Pie Filling to the right... and no it's not the only jar i made ;)
unless i have a reason to make another post, this will be my last posting of the Summer of 2009, tomorrow will be Fall... Autumnal Equinox Sep 22 2009 5:18 PM EDT... good bye Summer, i will miss your warmth and sunny disposition, your flowery scents and your visual kalediscope...
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