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How To Make Apple Jelly

This is so easy. If you’ve never made jelly before, this is a good one to try first.

Ingredients:

Yield: 8  – 12oz jars jam

Supplies:

First, get your jars, lids, and rings ready. Wash them in warm soapy water, rinse, and then place in a pot large enough so that the water covers them.

Bring to a boil, and then remove pot from heat and set it on your work surface on a hotpad. Don’t drain. Leave jars, lids, and rings in pot. Spread a towel out near the pot.

Pour the apple cider into a large pot.

In a small bowl, mix together the pectin and 1/4 cup sugar. Set aside.

Remove the jars, lids, and rings from the water bath and place on towel. Keep the pot of water.

Stir the pectin mixture into the apple cider, and bring to a full boil over medium to high heat stirring occasionally.

When it reaches a full boil (it continues to boil even when you stir it) stir in the rest of the sugar

and bring back to a full rolling boil.

Boil hard and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat and place on a hotpad near the jars.

Skim off the foam with a large spoon, and discard. Place the jar funnel into the first jar, and using a measuring cup or ladle, fill the jar to within a 1/4 inch of the rim. Fill the rest of the jars.

Use a wet paper towel to clean any spills from the jar rims.

Place lids on jars,

and then tighten the rings onto each jar.

Use a hotpad to hold the hot jars when tightening the lids.

Using the jar lifter, return the jars to the large pot of water. Jars should be covered by at least an inch of water.

Place pot on stove and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and boil for 5 minutes if you live at an altitude between 0-1000 feet. (For 1001 – 3000 feet boil 10 minutes. For 3001 to 6000 feet boil 15 minutes. For 6001 to 8000 feet boil 20 minutes. For 8001 to 10,000 boil 25 minutes.)

Remove the pot from the stove, and place near the towel again. Using the jar lifter, remove the jars from the water

and place on the towel.

Allow to cool completely without touching or bumping them. The jar lids should “pop” indicating they have sealed. (See the little hill on the lid? It should disappear.) Any jars that do not seal should be refrigerated.

And you’re done!!

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