Bottled Apple Pie Filling

Courtesy Alison's grandma

4 ½ cups sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
1 cup cornstarch
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
4 drops yellow food coloring
1 tsp salt

Mix dry ingredients in saucepan. Add 10 cups water. Heat until thick and bubbly. Add lemon juice and food coloring. Pour over peeled and sliced apples, packed in quart-size jars. Process 25 minutes in water bath. Makes 7 quarts.