Best Surejell Cranberry Jelly Recipes

HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY JELLY WITH CERTO RECIPE

Steps:

• 1) Bring the berries and water to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. 2) Crush the berries or put through a food mill. 3) Strain the juice in a cheesecloth-lined sieve. 4) Add any additional water if need to bring the juice up to 5 cups. 5) Bring the juice and sugar up to a boil. 6) Add the margarine, then the liquid pectin. 7) Bring back to a boil, stirring constantly boil hard for 1 minute. 8) Remove from heat. 9) Skim foam from surface and pour into sterile pint jars and seal. 10) Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY JELLY

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine cranberry juice and sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly., Remove from the heat; skim off foam. Carefully ladle hot liquid into hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.

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.