Our blackberries are wonderful this year. So many and so big and juicy sweet. If you haven't planted berries at your house you really should.

Canned Berry Pie Filling

6 pounds Berries
3 cups Sugar
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
1 cup Quick cooking tapioca OR
1 cup Cornstarch dissolved in water
1 teaspoon Grated lemon peel

Wash berries, put in 8 qt. kettle, sprinkle 2 c. sugar and the lemon
juice over berries, stir gently and let stand 15 min.

Bring berry mixture to a boil over med. heat-stirring
occasionally-heat to 212 degrees

In a small bowl combine 1 c. sugar, tapioca and lemon peel- stir into
berry mixture- stirring constantly-heat to 200 degrees ladle into hot,
sterilized jars leaving 1/2" head space.

process 20 min. for pints, 25 min. for quarts yield: 6 pints or 3 quarts