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Tart Cherry Pie Filling Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Pick Cherries from the tree
Wash the cherries.
Pit the cherries into a colander over a large bowl.
Collect all the juice you can.

10Lbs. tart red cherries
3 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup clear Jel (or cornstarch)
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup lemon juice
Directions:
Directions:

Whisk together 4 cups cherry juice, sugar, Clear Jel and cinnamon.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly and boil until thickened and mixture begins to bubble, add lemon juice, return to a boil and boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Add cherries all at once.
Return to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. and gently.
Remove from heat.
Ladle hot pie filling into jars, leaving 1" headspace.
Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace -if necessary add more pie filling.
Wipe rim with a paper towel soaked with vinegar, place lid and ring and finger tighten.
Place jars in a water bath canner making sure the jars are covered with an inch of water.
Bring to a rolling boil for both pints and quart jars 35 minutes.
Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes.
Then remove the jars and place them on a towel on the counter to cool completely and seal.
After 24 hours take the sealed jars and wash them in warm soapy water, dry, label and date.
Store in a cool, dark place.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Sweet Black Cherry Pie Filling: This luscious fillling is wonderful in Black Forest cake or spread generously over an angel food cake.
Substitute Sweet Black Cherries for the tart cherries.
Drain cherries until you have collected 7 cups of juice.
Decrease the sugar to 2 1/2 cups.
Increase the lemon juice to 1/3 cup.
Then follow iinstructions as you would for the tart red cherries.

 

 

 

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