Sweet Pomegranate Jelly
photo by Mrs. Lumpy
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Serves:
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16
ingredients
- 5 cups pomegranate juice (10 pomegranates) or 5 cups bottled pure pomegranate juice
- 7 cups sugar
- 1 (3 ounce) envelope Certo, liquid fruit pectin
directions
- 8 (1/2 pt(1 cup)) jars, with lids and rings.
- NOTE: see intro for alternate juice source.
- Peel pomegranates and extract juice.
- Strain juice through cheesecloth.
- Add up to 1/2 cup of water if needed.
- HOWEVER, IT IS BETTER TO USE PURE JUICE.
- Pour juice into a large pan, 6 to 8 quart.
- Pan should not be more than 1/3 full.
- Stir in sugar.
- Bring juice to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
- Stir in Certo.
- Continue to stir.
- Bring to a full rolling boil (one that will not stir down) and boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Skim off foam with large metal spoon.
- Immediately ladle into hot jelly jars.
- Leave 1/4 inch space at top of jars.
- Wipe off any jelly that is on the top of jars, rims and threads. Seal with Dome lids and rings.
- Immediately invert jars on towel and let stay that way for 24 hours.
- Set jars upright and test for proper seal.
- If you are putting jelly into other types of jars or glasses, immediately pour a thin layer of melted wax over hot jelly.
- Put on covers or cover with Saran Wrap.
Questions & Replies
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Nana Lee, so then I am to understand there is no water processing involved? And by reading these posts apparently 2 liquid pectins should be used? I too tried making last year but couldn't get to properly gel... Would you happen to know if cold or moisture will affect the gel solidification process? I no longer live in nc where I tried this the first time but have moved to the west coast beach area of Wa... so a little above sea level I believe.. Will this affect anything do you know? I appreciate any and all help you or ANYONE can give me? OR know of a link or recipe that will be able to have at least a year of dark storage like the other jams I've sucessfully canned this year? . Ciao for now and thanks so much in advance... Happy Holidays, Nana Debbie.....
Reviews
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I only give this recipe 4 stars as I had to re-do it and add another packet of liquid pectin after a day. It would not set up with only one. I read the recipes for other types of jellies on the box insert and for that quantity of juice/sugar it required 2 - 3 ounce packets. I'm hopeful it will come out this time, it appears soupy yet but definitely closer to semi-solid than it was.
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This is yummy... mine still hasn't set yet, so we shall see, I might have to redo them... We used fresh pomegranates ( we got a REALLY good sale!)... I had no idea how hard and time consuming they were to juice!!!! Next time I think I will just buy the juice premade... i got 8 jars of goodness from this batch and am looking forward to enjoying them in the months ahead!!
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