Apple Pies

For years I have made apple pies. My family loves them. I have found a way to make them much cheaper than I use too. I use to go to the store and buy the apples fresh, or buy pie filling from the store which I couldn't take because it was way to sweet and spicy, so here is your answer. When apples are in season I buy about 5 bushel. The ones I love the most we can't seem to find, they are the yellow transparent, so I use golden delicious anything tart and yet sweet. Sometimes you can even get them free if people are sick of them. I bought my own glass bottles years ago and do a lot of canning in the summer. So I take the glass bottles fill them as full of the apples as I can and then fill them up with hot water. That's right hot water, no sugar! Then I Waterbath Can them. Bring them to a boil and boil them for 10 minutes. All during the year I can use them. I take the bottled apples dump the water off of them in a pitcher than pour the apples in a pan. When I do this I make about do about 6 quarts this makes 4-10 inch apple pies. I add anywhere from 3/4 cup of sugar to a full cup depended on how sweet the apples are. You can taste them to decide. Then I add about 1 cup of flour. Add 1/2 tsp. of salt, 2 tsp. of cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg. I also add 4 tbsp. of lemon. It is fantastic apple pie, you will love it. Ask questions if you need any help. By the way I add a little lemon to the apple juice and drink it, it is delicious.