I made raspberry jelly and a blue berry jelly. I ended up with 13 pints and 6 half pints.
Made with the raspberries we picked, and left over raspberries from last years trip to the you-pick farm.
Also using the whole bucket of blueberries we picked.
Blueberry Jams
So according to the instructions that came in the box, you chop the berries. So I used this thingy.
Worked well.
The recipe called for 4 cups chopped blue berries and 4 cups sugar.
This is what it looked like.
This is how much I got in this batch, 5 pints.
I washed the pot and made a Splenda and agave version for my grand parents.
Blueberry Jelly
After washing the pot again I made a seed free version for my hubby.
I chopped the blueberries again, added some lemon too. But I couldn’t find a blueberry jelly recipe. So I used the one for grapes. It said to cook the berries with some water. Then strain it with cloth.
I used this cloth.
It worked well, the blueberry seeds are very small. So I did a single layer strain. Then doubled the fabric and strained the juice again to make sure.
I also had to wash the pot again. 😪 To make sure there are no seeds.
The fabric is so pretty now.
Unfortunately the Jelly didn’t set up, so I will have to redo it. I know I put enough sugar, 7 cups 😑
So it must be the pectin, I have plenty of boxes to retry.
Raspberry Jelly
I also made a raspberry jelly for the hubby, he is craving it bad. But he can’t eat the berries because of the seeds. So when we were picking it was sucky for him.
I used the same cloth as the blueberries to strain.
It turned out great and he says it hit the spot! Yay!!!
Made four pints 😊 It also set up too! Yay!!
All the jams and jellies I made yesterday.
So tired and feet hurt from standing for so long.
Started cooking at 1400(2pm), finished at 0130(1:30am).
Here’s proof
Took this after pulling the last jars out.