I found Ultra Gel in several local canning supply stores, so if you find a well stocked location you should be able to easily find it. She said ClearJel is the same thing as Ultra Gel, itвЂ™s just changed names. Ultra Gel is just a modified corn starch thatвЂ™s safe and effective for use in canning (as well as tons of other things). I finally got a hold of someone at my local extension service (I seriously love those people!) and she explained that the only products that have been verified after testing are Ultra Gel and Thick Gel. Then I found lots of recipes calling for ClearJel, but I couldnвЂ™t find ClearJel anywhere. I noticed a lot of older recipes call for corn starch, which is not recommended by the USDA for safe canning. It can be confusing because I noticed recipes call for different things depending on when they were written, and I know the #1 rule of canning is to not make substitutions or changes to a recipe that has been tested for canning. Thanks to her, and my new BFF at the extension office, I can sort of pretend I know what IвЂ™m talking about around here. * A note about thickeners: I spent a better part of a Wednesday pulling my hair out and cursing driving around town in search of, and making phone call after phone call trying to get information about thickeners! A huge thanks to my friend/canning mentor Britanie for helping me figure out what the heck to use I must have texted her 47 times this week. YouвЂ™re going to ask me for those labels, arenвЂ™t you? IвЂ™ll get on that.

It also makes a super cute gift for the holidays or for a hostess gift or new neighbor gift, etc. ItвЂ™s fun to have on hand for quick desserts like apple pie, apple crisp, apple turnovers, and itвЂ™s great on waffles, pancakes and ice cream too. You can make this recipe to can in jars (read our Introduction to Canning and Preserving by clicking here) or pop batches in your freezer. I just ignored the fact that it was 96В° outside. The smell of fresh cut apples simmering in cinnamon and nutmeg? Heaven. So it was a super great move for me to make this recipe because it was better than any candle, Scentsy bar, or scented oil I own. And about this time every year I start getting antsy for it. Have I ever told you how much I love fall time? I love fall.

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