Crabapple Jam

Name: Crabapple Jam
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 Half Pints
Ingredients: 5 quarts crabapples; 2 cups water; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1 cup apple juice; 1/2 cup water; 1 1/3 cups honey

Submitted by Molly53

"A tasty departure from regular crabapple preserves. From an online source in response to a recipe request. While this recipe is written in a relatively old-fashioned way, it is perfectly safe if processed using modern methods. If you are unfamiliar with these techniques, please go to http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_home.html for the current information."

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photo by cheyidamama

Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 6
Yields:: 8 Half Pints

ingredients

5 quarts crabapples
2 cups water
¹⁄₄ cup lemon juice
1 cup apple juice
¹⁄₂ cup water
1 ¹⁄₃ cups honey

directions

Cook crabapples in 2 cups water until they begin to pop (about 20 minutes).
Press the cooked crabapples through a sieve or food mill.
In a large saucepan or kettle, combine pulp, lemon juice, apple juice and water.
Add honey.
Bring to a rolling boil; boil 1 minute, stirring frequently.
When the jam starts to "sheet" from the edge of the spoon it has begun to jell.
Remove from heat.
Pour into sterilized jars, seal, and process 10 minutes in boiling water bath.

Questions & Replies

While waiting for this to "jell" it never really got there after a LONG time boiling. I decided to jar it and see what happens. It almost seems more like an apple sauce than jelly but I'm waiting 24 hours to see how it all sets up. Has anyone else had trouble getting it to jell in the pot, and is it supposed to have a saucy consistency?

Emily W.
if I don't hve honey how much surgar dose one use

oceandiver_dan
Do u boil crabapples whole or do u cut them up? Putting them thru sieve, do u strain out the seeds? If boiled whole there will be skin and seeds. Leave in or strain out?

Marion A.

Reviews

I made this jam this morning, and I must say it is AMAZING! Has wonderful flavor and looks pretty too, mine turned out to be a beautiful rose color.

cheyidamama
Easy to make, the jam set quickly as it cooled and it's very good!

matt_viljoen
I made this following the recipe and it ended up more like sauce than jam. It wouldn't gel, no matter how long I cooked it. That said, even as sauce the flavor is VERY tart. I wonder if adding more honey would do the trick, or if it requires some sugar to tame the tartness of the crabapples.

Emily W.
I made this jam last night and it did not set properly. How long does it usually take for the jam to set using this recipe? Is there a way to fix it without using commercial pectin?

Tatsu86