Elderberry jelly
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cup Elderberry juice (about 3 1/2 lbs. ripe berries) 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice, 4 1/2 cup Sugar 1 pk powdered fruit pectin Directions: Prepare elderberries by removing the stems. Place in large saucepan and crush. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes. Strain juice through jelly bag and measure juice. If you do not have quite enough, add apple juice to make 3 1/2 cup. Add lemon juice and pour into kettle. Heat, adding sugar, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add pectin. Bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard 1 minutes. Remove from heat, skim off foam and ladle or pour into hot jars and seal. Makes 3-4 half pints. |
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