Nanking Cherry Jelly With Liquid Pectin Food

NANKING CHERRY JELLY WITH LIQUID PECTIN

Steps:

• To prepare juice, combine cherries and water in a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 35 minutes. Mash mixture occasionally while cooking. Strain through a jelly bag.
• Measure 3 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 40 seconds only, stirring constantly. Do not overcook.
• 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.

NANKING CHERRY JELLY WITH PECTIN CRYSTALS

Steps:

• To prepare juice, combine cherries and water in a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 35 minutes. Mash mixture occasionally while cooking. Strain through a jelly bag.
• Measure 6 cups juice into a Dutch oven. Stir lemon juice and Certo into juice.
• Place over high heat and bring mixture to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar. Continue to stir and cook over high heat until mixture returns to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 2 minutes, 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.

NANKING CHERRY JELLY

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 225 F. Place a plate in the freezer. Wash and set jars upside down in a tray with about an inch of water in it . Place in oven for ten minutes.
• Add corresponding washed lids and rings to a pot with enough water to cover them all. Boil for 5 minutes and keep hot until ready to use.
• Add cherry juice, box of powdered pectin, and lemon juice to a large pot.
• Measure out the sugar to have it ready.
• Bring cherry juice to a boil and add sugar all at once. Stir well.
• Bring to a good rolling boil for about a minute. Test a drop of jelly on the cold plate to see if it sets. If it doesn't, boil longer and keep on testing on a freezing cold plate until it does. This could take anywhere from 5-20 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the stove and skim off the foam for a few minutes.
• Fill each jar to within 1 cm of the top, taking care not to get any jelly on the rims (a funnel is useful here).
• Place lid on jar, then tighten lid on until it is just on. Do not over tighten the lid.
• Allow jelly to set for a few hours before moving. If they do not set, repeat process or store in the fridge.

CHERRY CIDER JELLY

Steps:

• Strain cider, a coffee filter and sieve work well.
• In a large pan heat cider till warm using medium heat.
• Add sugar and heat, stir constantly until sugar is dissolved.
• Turn up to medium high heat,bring to a full rolling boil, stir constantly.
• Stir in pectin.
• Bring back to a full rolling boil,stir constantly for one minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Quickly skim off any foam and ladle hot jelly into hot jars, leave 1/4 inch headspace.
• Wipe jar rims and threads with clean damp cloth.
• Cover with hot lids and apply screw rings.
• Process 1/2 pint jars in water bath for 10 minutes.

CERTO SOUR CHERRY JELLY

Steps:

• Bring boiling-water canner, half full with water, to simmer. Wash jars and screw bands in hot soapy water; rinse with warm water. Pour boiling water over flat lids in saucepan off the heat. Let stand in hot water until ready to use. Drain jars well before filling.
• Stem and pit cherries. Finely chop or grind fruit; place in saucepan. Add water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 min., stirring occasionally. Place three layers of damp cheesecloth or a jelly bag in large bowl. Pour prepared fruit into cheesecloth. Tie cheesecloth closed; hang and let drip into bowl until dripping stops. Press gently. Measure exactly 3-1/2 cups prepared juice into 6- or 8-qt. saucepot.
• Stir sugar into juice in saucepot. Add butter to reduce foaming. Bring mixture to full rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred) on high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Return to full rolling boil and boil exactly 1 min., stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim off any foam with metal spoon.
• Ladle immediately into prepared jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of tops. Wipe jar rims and threads. Cover with two-piece lids. Screw bands tightly. Place jars on elevated rack in canner. Lower rack into canner. (Water must cover jars by 1 to 2 inches. Add boiling water, if necessary.) Cover; bring water to gentle boil. Process 5 min. Remove jars and place upright on a towel to cool completely. After jars cool, check seals by pressing middle of lids with finger. (If lids spring back, lids are not sealed and refrigeration is necessary.)

CHERRY JELLY

Steps:

• TO MAKE JUICE:
• Select fully ripe cherries.
• Softly wash. Remove stems. Do not pit!
• In large pot, crush cherries (I use a potato masher.).
• Add 1 cup water to crushed cherries.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Strain juice through a jelly bag or cheesecloth. (I use a fine mesh "sifter" lined with a coffee filter.).
• Toss pits, pulp, and peels.
• TO MAKE JELLY:
• Measure 3 1/2 cups juice into large pot.
• Add pectin and stir.
• Place on high heat and stir constantly.
• Bring to a full rolling boil (that can't be stirred down).
• Add sugar, continue stirring and bring to a full rolling boil once more.
• Boil hard for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Skim off foam.
• Ladle into hot jelly jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Apply lids and rings.
• Process in hot water bath for 5 minutes.
• Note: I used 1 gallon of cherries and had a little more than 3 1/2 cups juice. Of course, it also depends on the quality of the fruit.

NANKING CHERRY JAM/JELLY

Steps:

• To make Juice.
• Combine cherries, apple and water in a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 35 minutes. Mash mixture occasionally while cooking.
• Strain through a cheesecloth for 8 hours for jelly, or squeeze through a colander to remove the seeds for jam.
• Bring 4 cups of juice/pulp to full rolling boil and boil for 2 minutes.
• Add 3 1/2 - 4 cups of sugar, mix well.
• Bring back to a full rolling boil and boil for 4 minutes.
• Add 1 pouch of liquid pectin and lemon juice.
• Stir for 5 minutes.
• Pour into hot sterile jars, process for 5 minutes or put into freezer when cool. This may take up to 24 hours to set.