Fall Days means making Jelly and Jam
I start the process by thawing out the berries above, and by placing all the jars, lids and rings, into boiling water to sterilize them.
After prepping the jars and lids, I begin the berries. First, it's pulsing them in a blender, to break them down a bit, for boiling. Some people like to strain the berry through cheese cloth to remove some or all of the seeds, I do not.
Above, pulsed thru the blender.
Below, into a pot to begin boiling off the water, and breaking it down.
Once the juice has a good solid roiling boil for at least 2 minutes, add sugar and pectin. I am using a Ball Jar Recipe that calls for 1/3 less Sugar. I use a Canning Funnel, that fits a jar perfectly, and keeps the rims clean and sterile.
Use a metal spoon and skim off the foam that rises.
Add lids and rings, and then back into a boiling water bath for about 5 minutes to help with the Canning Process.
Basic Recipe!
The Full Sugar Recipe calls for 1 Cup liquid for 1 cup sugar, plus pectin. For my batch today, I made a Double batch (18 Jars, not 9)
As my jars cool, I keep tightening the rings and lids. ANY lids that do not POP, need to be refrigerated. Others will keep for up to 1 year.
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