Blueberry pie filling
1 Recipe
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3½ | cup | Fresh or thawed blueberries |
| ¾ | cup | Granulated sugar; plus... |
| 2 | tablespoons | Granulated sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Clear Jel(tm); plus... |
| 1 | tablespoon | Clear Jel(tm) |
| 1 | cup | Cold water |
| 3½ | teaspoon | Bottled lemon juice |
| 3 | drops | Blue food coloring (opt.) |
| 1 | drop | Red food coloring (opt.) |
| 6 | quarts | Fresh or thawed blueberries |
| 6 | cups | Granulated sugar |
| 2¼ | cup | Clear Jel(tm) |
| 7 | cups | Cold water |
| ½ | cup | Bottled lemon juice |
| 20 | drops | Blue food coloring (opt.) |
| 7 | drops | Red food coloring (opt.) |
| 1,001-3,000 ft: 35 min. | ||
| 3,001-6,000 ft: 40 min. | ||
| Above 6,000 ft: 45 min. | ||
Directions
FOR 1 QUART FILLING
FOR 7 QUARTS FILLING
Quality: Select fresh, ripe, and firm blueberries. Unsweetened frozen blueberries may be used. If sugar has been added, rinse it off while fruit is still frozen.
Yield: 1 quart or 7 quarts
Procedure: Wash and drain fresh blueberries. 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(tm) in a large kettle. Stir. Add water and, if desired, food coloring. Cook on medium high heat until mixture thickens and begins to bubble. Add lemon juice and boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Fold in drained berries immediately and fill jars with mixture without delay, leaving 1 inch headspace. Adjust lids and process immediately. See Table 1 for suggested quantities.
Table 1. Blueberry Pie Filling. Quantities of Ingredients Needed (See ingredient list above).
Table 2. Recommended process time for Blueberry Pie Filling in a boiling water canner.
Style of Pack: Hot. Jar Size: Pints or Quarts. Process Time at Altitudes of 0-1,000 ft: 30 min.
======================================================= ===== * USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994) * Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias