Huckleberry Preserves
photo by Montana Heart Song
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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10-11 half pints
- Serves:
- 36-40
ingredients
- 4 1⁄2 - 5 cups huckleberries, washed
- 2⁄3 cup water
- 6 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 4 teaspoons fresh lemon zest
- 1⁄3 cup lemon juice
- 2 (1 3/4 ounce) packages dry pectin
- 1 tablespoon margarine
directions
- Put 2 1/2 cups huckleberries and 1/3 cup water in a blender with the lemon zest. Blend until pureed. Add balance of huckleberries and 1/3 cup water and puree.
- In large stockpot, add pureed huckleberries,pectin,lemon juice and water.
- Stir constantly. Bring to a rolling boil. A boil that cannot be stirred down.
- Stir in Sugar. Stir until dissolved. Bring a full rolling boil. One that cannot be stirred down. Boil 1 minute exactly.
- Stir in margarine.
- Take off heat and skim any foam.
- Pour in hot sterilized jars.
- Wipe rims with a hot cloth and seal and band.
- Put in a hot water bath for 15 minutes.
- Take out on a toweled counter. Keep away from drafts until they seal.
Questions & Replies
Reviews
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Recipe misprint maybe? 1/3 cup lemon juice, 4 tea lemon zest? Might as well make lemon jam with purple food coloring. And the amount of sugar whoa, you might want to see someone about that sweet tooth you may have a sugar addition. Gave it a one because there is not a zero. Ruined half my crop trying this one.
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