Famous Highbush Cranberry Jelly Food

HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY JELLY RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• Wash and stem the berries and place in a saucepan with the water. Simmer, covered for 10 minutes or until all the berries have burst open. Strain out the juice and return juice to the saucepan. Add sugar and bring to a vigorous boil, stirring constantly for 5 minutes or until the mixture falls in a sheet from the spoon. Pour into sterilized jars and seal with paraffin.

HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY JUICE (COLD EXTRACTION)

Steps:

• Mash the highbush cranberries, then combine with water until it barely comes up to the top of the berries.
• Pulse the berries until they're broken up a bit with a handblender (optional) agitating and whisking well to get as much of their essence into the water as possible, then strain. This will make a thicker pulpy coulis/loose puree.
• For a clear juice, just strain them without using a handblender.

HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY JELLY WITH LIQUID PECTIN

Steps:

• To prepare juice, crush cranberries in a Dutch oven; add water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Strain through a jelly bag.
• Measure 5 cups juice into a Dutch oven. Add sugar and mix well.
• Place Dutch oven over high heat and bring mixture to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Immediately stir in Certo.
• Continue to stir over high heat until mixture returns to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and skim foam if necessary.
• Pour into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe jar rims thoroughly. Seal and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

FAMOUS HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY JELLY

Steps:

• Bring the berries and water to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Crush the berries or put through a food mill.
• Strain the juice in a cheesecloth-lined sieve.
• Add any additional water if need to bring the juice up to 5 cups.
• Bring the juice and sugar up to a boil.
• Add the margarine, then the liquid pectin.
• Bring back to a boil, stirring constantly boil hard for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Skim foam from surface and pour into sterile pint jars and seal.
• Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.
• NOTE: Highbush cranberries are a fruit of the honeysuckle, and completely different fruit than the lowbush or commercial cranberry.
• Highbush cranberries grow on a shrub with pointed leaves whereas cranberries grow on a vine with oval leaves.
• Highbush cranberries have a single seed, which needs to be removed.
• If you have ever smelled something reminiscent of stinky socks on a stroll through the bush, you are likely very close to a good patch of highbush cranberries.
• The seeded pulp of the highbush cranberry can be used interchangeably with the pulp of the regular cranberry in any recipe.

HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY JELLY

Steps:

• 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!

HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY JELLY

Steps:

• Place highbush cranberries and water in a large pot. Bring to a boil. As the berries begin to soften, gently crush them. Boil for 10 minutes. Let cool. Strain through cheesecloth.
• Measure juice 4 1/2 cups of the juice, add water if the liquid doesn't add up to the required amount. Pour into a large pot and add the pectin. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Slowly add sugar and lemon juice. Stir until sugar is totally dissolved, then boil hard for one minute without stirring. Skim off foam.
• Pour liquid into hot sterilized jars to within ¼ inch from the top. Seal and process in a hot bath for 5 minutes. Cool.
• (If for some reason the jelly does not turn out, use as syrup to make a Highbush Cranberry Smoothie.)

HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Pass the raw highbush cranberries through a food mill. The seeds and skins should easily be left behind. You will be left with a pulpy red juice.
• Pour the raw juice into a heavy-bottomed pan and add the remaining ingredients.
• Over medium heat bring the ingredients to a low boil, so that large bubbles rise around the edge of the pot. Turn the heat down to medium-low so that the mixture remains at a very slow boil.
• Continue to cook skimming off and discarding any froth that rises to the top of the pan, for about 20 to 30 minutes, or until the sauce resembles the texture of jam. You can test this by dropping 5 drops onto a metal spoon and placing the spoon in the freeze for a minute. If the sauce is ready, it will resemble the texture of jam after being in the freezer. If it is not like jam, it will still be runny, and will need to be cooked down further and retested until it has become jam-like in consistency.
• Pour the sauce into a sterilized jar. Let cool to room temperature.
• Refrigerate the sauce until you are ready to use it. It may be served cold or warmed up.