Cannedraspberries Recipes

RASPBERRY PRESERVES

Steps:

• IF YOU HAVE FRESH RASPBERRIES: Remove and discard stems and damaged berries. Wash. Put in large pot.
• IF YOU HAVE FROZEN BERRIES: Zap for 4 to 5 minutes in microwave. Then put in pot (even if some are still iced up), along with all juice.
• Add water, stir carefully.
• Raise heat to high, bring to a boil, then cover pot, lower heat and simmer for 2 minutes. If using fresh, they should start to release their juice.
• Remove from heat.
• Take 6 tablespoons of liquid from the pot, put in a bowl.
• Whisk in the pectin powder all at once and then either the sugar or liquid stevia or honey, set aside.
• Add the calcium water to the pot.
• Return pot to the heat.
• Bring back to the boil.
• Add the pectin powder mixture a dollop at a time, stirring after each dollop to dissolve.
• Let cook for another 1 to 2 minutes when all the pectin mixture is in.
• Remove from heat.
• Ladle into 125 ml (4 oz) or quarter-litre (1/2 US pint / 8 oz) jars.
• Leave 1 cm ( 1/4 inch) headspace.
• Debubble, adjust headspace.
• Wipe jar rims.
• Put lids on.
• Process in a water bath or steam canner.
• Process either size jars for 10 minutes; increase time as needed for your altitude.

CANNED RASPBERRIES

Steps:

• Use 1 cup sugar for VERY LIGHT SYRUP; 2 cups sugar for LIGHT SYRUP; 3 cups sugar for MEDIUM SYRUP; 4 3/4 cups sugar for HEAVY SYRUP.
• Boil sugar& water together for 5 minutes& skim, if necessary; keep hot but not boiling.
• Wash fruit, drain& fill hot steile jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• Bring syrup to a full boil& cover berries with syrup, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• Remove any trapped air bubbles (I use a chopstick to do this)& adjust lids.
• Process in a boiling water bath, 10 minutes for pints or 15 minutes for quarts.