Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600844
10/13/97

### Canning Cherry Pie Filling

    GUIDE
    2:20

    CHERRY
    PIE FILLING

                     Quantities of Ingredients Needed For

                                  1 Quart        7 Quarts

    Fresh
    or thawed sour cherries  3-1/3 cups     6 quarts

    Granulated
    sugar               1 cup          7 cups

    Clear
    Jel                 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp  1-3/4 cups

    Cold
    water                     1-1/3 cups   9-1/3 cups

    Bottled
    lemon juice        1 tbsp + 1tsp      1/2 cup

    Cinnamon
    (optional)            1/8 tsp        1 tsp

    Almond
    extract (optional)      1/4 tsp        2 tsp

    Red
    food coloring (optional)   6 drops        1/4 tsp

    QUALITY:
     Select fresh, very ripe, and firm cherries.

    Unsweetened
    frozen cherries may be used. If sugar has

    been
    added, rinse it off while the fruit is still frozen.

    YIELD:
     1 quart or 7 quarts

    PROCEDURE:
     Rinse and pit fresh cherries, and hold in

    cold
    water. To prevent stem end browning, use ascorbic

    acid
    solution (see ascorbic acid). For fresh fruit, place

    6
    cups at a time in 1 gallon boiling water. Boil each

    batch
    1 minute after the water returns to a boil. Drain

    but
    keep heated fruit in a covered bowl or pot. Combine

    sugar
    and Clear Jel in a large saucepan and add water.

    If
    desired, add cinnamon, almond extract, and food

    coloring.
    Stir mixture and cook over medium high heat

    until
    mixture thickens and begins to bubble. Add lemon

    juice
    and boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Fold in

    drained
    cherries immediately and fill jars with mixture

    without
    delay, leaving 1 inch headspace. Adjust lids and

    process
    immediately.

    Recommended
    process time for CHERRY PIE FILLING

    in
    a boiling-water canner

                         Process Time at Altitudes of

    Style
       Jar    0-        1,001-     3,001-      Above

    of
    Pack  Size   1,000 ft  3,000 ft   6,000 ft    6000 ft

    Hot
         Pints   30 min      35        40         45

         or Quarts

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