Liquid Cement

Submitted by RecipeMonster

"This is a formula or fix for setting up jam or jellies that did not set!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 9 cups

ingredients

• 8 cups jam or 8 cups jelly, un-set
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup lemon juice
• 1⁄2 cup liquid pectin (such as Certo)

directions

1. Place the un-jelled mixture in a saucepan.
2. Add 1/2 cup sugar.
3. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
4. Then add 1/2 cup of lemon juice and 1/2 cup liquid pectin.
5. Return the mixture to a boil.
6. Boil for 4 minutes only.
7. Pour into freshly washed & sterilized hot jars.
8. Seal with lid or wax.

Reviews

[xtine]

This worked very well for me - I had some jam which had not set, and this did the trick. FYI - this scales down well. I only had 4 half pints of jam to work with, so I just used the formula of 1/2 ounce each of sugar, lemon juice and pectin per half pint, and it set up beautifully. Thanks so much for posting this; it's so disappointing when jelly or jam does not set, and this does the trick to fix it!

 

[Bonnie G #2]

I made a jam that had pretty expensive ingrediants and was upset when ti didn't set the way I wanted. Then remembered I'd saved this a long time ago and decided to try it. Awesome!!! It worked like a charm. Can't thank you enough for posting this. I do have a photo but my computer is giving me nightmares right now so will post later. This is a true life saver and I'll not forget it when (I hope never) the need arises.

 

[Montana Heart Song]

tHANK YOU! I was making homemade applesauce and red current jelly at the same time. Hubby asked how long in the water bath, I said 20 minutes, thinking about the applesauce, the jelly should have been (5) minutes in the hot water bath. so...it was syrup! Now thanks to this recipe I have nice, real nice red currant jelly.

 

[Amberngriffinco]

Worked like a charm on my boysenberry redo!!!!<br/><br/>Thanks!

 

[Ososgirl]

This worked wonderfully! I now have a ton of peach jam to enjoy, that's not syrupy! Thank you so much.