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Freezer Cherry Pie Filling

Source of Recipe


From "The Ball Blue Book"



List of Ingredients



• 8 cups prepared fresh cherries
  
• 2½ cups sugar
  
• 5 Tbsp cornstarch
  






Instructions



1. To prepare cherries: wash, drain, stem and pit. Measure 8 cups and set aside.
   
   
2. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar and cornstarch; mix well and add cherries. Stir and let stand until juices begin to flow, about 20 minutes. Cook over medium heat until the mixture begins to thicken.
   
   
3. Ladle pie filling into freezer-safe containers, leaving ¼-inch headspace.
   Cool to room temperature; then seal, label, and freeze.