"This home-canned blackberry pie filling uses Clearjel as a thickener. In addition to pies, it would be great used as cheesecake topping, sponge cake layer filling, or over ice cream...."
INGREDIENTS
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500 g blackberries ((fresh. 1 lb / 3 1/2 cups whole. Measured after prep with stems removed))
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5 tablespoons Clearjel ((35 g / 1 1/4 oz))
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175 g sugar ((white. 6 oz / 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp))
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250 ml water ((cold. Or juice. 1 cup / 8 oz))
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3 drops red food colouring ((optional))
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1 drop blue food colouring ((optional))
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3 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice ((bottled))