Best Certo Cooked Jam Or Jelly Remake Directions Recipes

HOW TO REMAKE JELLY OR JAM THAT DIDN'T SET

Steps:

• For each quart of jelly or jam that you are recooking, you will need 1/4 cup of water, 1/4 cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, and 4 teaspoons of powdered pectin. Measure this into a large pot and mix together.
• Then add the jelly or jam that you want to recook and bring it to a rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
• Boil hard for 1 minute then test a little on an ice-cold spoon to see if it sets up. If it doesn't boil for another minute, if it does remove it from the heat, skim the foam and fill your mason jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Remove air bubbles, wipe the lids clean and add the lids finger tight and process in a water bath canner for 10 minutes or according to your altitude.
• For each quart you are recooking you will need 3/4 cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons of liquid pectin, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
• Bring the jelly to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
• Remove it from the heat and quickly add the remaining ingredients, stir to combine.
• Return the pot to the stove and bring the mixture back to a boil and boil it for 1 minute.
• Test to see if the jelly is setting. If not then boil for another minute, if it is then remove it from the heat, skim the foam and fill your jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Remove air bubbles, wipe the rims clean and add the lids finger tight and process in a water bath canner for 10 minutes or according to your altitude.
• Pour the soft jam or jelly into a medium-sized pot and add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice for each quart of jelly you measured.
• Bring it to a boil over medium-high heat for 3 to 4 minutes
• Test to see if it's setting, if not continue to boil for 1 more minute if it is then remove it from the heat and skim off the foam.
• Fill your jars leaving 1/4 inch of headspace and remove air bubbles.
• Wipe the rims, add lids finger tight, and process in a water bath canner for 10 minutes or according to your altitude.

REMAKE DIRECTIONS FOR JAM OR JELLY

Steps:

• How To Measure Precisely:
• To get exact level cup measures of sugar, spoon sugar into dry metal or plastic measuring cups, then level by scraping excess sugar from top of cup with a straight-edged knife.
• CERTO Remake Directions for Cooked Jam or Jelly:.
• PREPARE JARS:.
• Boil a jar on rack in large pot filled with water 10 minutes.
• Place a flat lid in saucepan with water. Bring to boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Let jar and lid stand in hot water until ready to fill with Trial Batch.
• Drain well before filling.
• Repeat this procedure with jars needed for remainder of batch.
• PREPARE TRIAL BATCH:.
• 1 cup your jam or jelly
• 3 tablespoons sugar.
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice.
• 1 1/2 teaspoons CERTO Fruit Pectin
• Measure jam or jelly into small (1-quart) saucepan.
• Bring mixture to full rolling boil(a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred). Prepare remainder of batch.
• Do not try to remake more than 8 cups of jam or jelly at one time.
• If Trial Batch sets satisfactorily, follow recipe above, using the listed measures of sugar, lemon juice and CERTO Fruit Pectin for EACH 1 cup of jam or jelly.
• MEASURING:.
• For convenience in measuring larger amounts of sugar, lemon juice and CERTO:.
• 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon.
• 8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup.
• 16 tablespoons = 1 cup.
• REMEMBER:
• If your jam or jelly still doesn't set, you can always use it as a garnish or sauce.