Bottled Apples for pie or apple oat crisp

Ingredients

• Apples sliced - enough to fill 6 mason quart jars
• 4.5 cups sugar
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp salt
• 10 cups water
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 cube butter
• Sliced apples

Instructions

1. Mix dry ingredients.
2. Add water, cook until thick and bubbly.
3. Add lemon juice and butter.
4. Fill bottles until they are 1/3 full of cooked sauce and stuff remainder with sliced apples.
5. Steam bath process for 20 minutes.