Moonstruck Farms

I have had a lot of questions about canning lately, and I had to write the news plus article tonight so I wrote this up below instead of doing a recipe like I usually do.I hope you enjoy and I can’t say enough about the ball blue book of canning if you are interested in canning…it is the bible of canning. J

Rowena

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Canning Apple Pie Filling Hints

Using a variety of cooking apples creates the best applesauce and pie fillings.When I make pies I use tapioca pudding and use the recipe off the box so when I decided I wanted to can it I used the same recipe, but only mixed the apples, tapioca, sugar and a little lemon juice (or you can use ascorbic acid) to stop the darkening.I then boiled some water in a separate pot for filling the jars.I stuffed each of the jars packing well, and then poured the hot water in leaving the appropriate amount of head space, and removing any bubbles.The Ball Blue Book is my favorite book for canning instructions and I suggest you use this for times and more detailed instructions.It is very easy to follow, and has instructions for just about any fruit or vegetable in it.I have had mine for over 20 years now, and it never fails me.My daughter was delighted the other day when she was able to pull a jar out of the pantry and make awesome farm fresh apple turnovers in a jiffy!!