Highbush Cranberry Jelly
- Ready In:
- 24hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
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6 8 ounce jars
ingredients
- 2 cups highbush cranberries (OK to triple)
- 3 cups water (OK to triple same as berries)
- 2⁄3 cup sugar (for every cup of extracted juice.)
- liquid pectin (optional)
directions
- Simmer the berries in the water (watch that the ratio is 2 c berries to 3 c water) for 10 minutes. Boil Rapidly for 3-5 minutes.
- Strain the liquid through a jelly bag or cheese cloth lined sieve overnight. Do not squeeze the mixture or your jelly will be cloudy.
- For each cup of juice, add 2/3 c white sugar. Stir it up well.
- I used 5 cups of juice and 4 1/2 c sugar for my batch.
- Bring to 220-222 degrees on candy thermometer.
- Remove from heat, skim off any foam.
- Pour into sterile jars and put in 5 minute water bath.
- OR: Bring juice and sugar to a boil, boil hard for 1 minute. Turn off heat, add pectin, stir well. Skim, fill jars and place in water bath 5 minutes.
- Enjoy your jelly!
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