- To prepare juice. Sort and wash fully ripe berries; remove any stems or caps. Crush berries and extract juice.
- To make jelly. Measure juice into kettle. Add pectin and stir well. Place on high heat and, stirring constantly, bring quickly to a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down. Add sugar, continue stirring, and heat again to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat; skim off foam quickly. Pour jelly immediately into hot, sterile canning jars to 1/4-inch from top. Seal, and process 5 minutes in a boiling water bath.
- This recipe yields 5 or 6 half-pint jars.
Notes: Recipe distributed by Melissa Mixon, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Extension Home Economics Leader and Human Nutrition Specialist |