ClearJel Substitute

[PoorMusician]

I want to start canning pie fillings this year, but almost all the recipes I'm seeing use ClearJel. I'm allergic to corn, so cornstarch based products are out. Is there another thickener I can use? Maybe tapioca?

[ma & pa steel]

this might help http://www.pomonapectin.com/HTML/faqs.html

[coastygirl]

I just bought some of the Pamona , but have not used it as yet.

[Violet]

Pomonas is pectin, not the same at all. Pectin is for jams and jellies. You will need to can your fruit in syrup, then open and thicken afterwards for pies. You cannot use tapioca or flour or anything else in the canned pie fillings.

If you try to use Pomona's and not use it to get a gel, it will be a fruit syrup, not a pie filling at all.

[PoorMusician]

I think I'll just make extra batches of jam this year and bake more Jam pies. Syrups are just too sweet for me.

 

Thanks for setting me straight Violet!

[CrabGrassAcres]

I just can the fruit in light syrup or water then add thickening when I make the pies. Easy enough to do it then.