APPLE SCRAP JELLY

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Fall is my favorite time of year because it's apple season. I typically buy 1 bushel of apples per year and use them to make apple sauce, apple butter and apple jelly. I use all of the apple so to speak.

Provided by Patricia Carter-Thompson

Categories     Fruit Breakfast

Number Of Ingredients 9

APPLE JUICE
the peelings and cores of your apples from making apple sauce
water to cover
TO MAKE JELLY
32 qt apple juice
9 c sugar
3 box of pectin
OPTIONAL SPICES
cinnamon sticks (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. place the peels and cores from making apple sauce into a stock pot and cover with water. Boil for 30 min
  • 2. Drain juice through cheese cloth in a sieve
  • 3. pour juice back into pot add sugar bring to boil. IF you are going to make spiced jelly place cinnamon sticks into a cheese cloth bag or tea ball and boil with the juice boil for 10 min
  • 4. stir in pectin and bring to rolling boil. Boil hard for 1 full minuet
  • 5. pour into clean hot jars
  • 6. place lids and bands onto jars and boil in hot water bath for 10 minuets
  • 7. remove jars from water and cool upside down on towels

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