Gingerpearjello Recipes

PEAR JELLY RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash pears and remove the blossom and stem ends, but do not core or peel them
• Cut pears into quarters and place in a large, deep stainless steel pot.
• Add enough cold water to cover the fruit
• Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally, then reduce heat, cover and boil gently just until pears are softened, about 30 minutes, occasionally mashing with a potato masher
• Transfer to a dampened jelly bag set over a deep bowl, or into a sieve lined with several layers of dampened cheesecloth.
• Allow to drip at least 2 hours.
• Don't press or squeeze the fruit, as this will cloud the jelly.
• You should end up with 5 cups of pear juice.
• Combine the collected pear juice and sugar into a large, deep, stainless steel pot.
• Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat
• Stir in liquid pectin and continue to boil hard, stirring constantly, for one minute
• Skim off foam and transfer to hot sterilized jars
• Wipe jar rims and apply lids and screw bands
• Process in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes
• Remove from canner and allow to cool before ensuring jars are sealed and storing.

HOMEMADE GINGER JUICE

Steps:

• Peel ginger using a knife or spoon to remove skin.
• Crush mint in a small bowl using a small pestle ( I used a wooden lemon juicer). Set aside.
• Then chop ginger into rough chunks, small enough to easily blend in a blender or food processor. An alternative method would be to use a microplane or fine edge of a grater. Do not cut ginger in chunks if using a grater to grate the ginger.
• Bring about 7 cups of water to a boil. Use a kettle or pot.
• While water is heating up, place ginger into a blender, cover with 1 cup water, and blend until ginger is thick and pasty.
• Add ginger paste in a large bowl with mints and boiled water.
• Sieve ginger using cheese cloth over large bowl or cup, then squeeze out juice from ginger and let it fall into the bowl. Discard the remaining paste.
• Stir lemon juice and sugar into ginger juice until sugar has dissolved and serve garnished with mint leaves.
• Serve with ice if desired. Some people like it hot.

GINGER PEAR GELATIN

Steps:

• In a bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. stir in ginger ale. Cover and refrigerate until partially set. Stir in pears and grapes. Pour into a serving bowl. Chill until set.

PEAR JELLY

Steps:

• Bring pear juice, lemon juice and calcium water to a boil in a jam pot.
• Mix dry pomonas pectin into the sugar and evenly distribute to prevent clumping.
• Pour the sugar/pectin mixture into the boiling juice.
• Boil hard for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly, then remove from heat.
• Pour into prepared jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Store in the refrigerator for immediate use, or process in a water bath canner for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the canner and allow the jars to cool on the counter before checking seals and storing.

PEAR GINGER JAM

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine the pears, fresh ginger, sugar and juice from one lemon.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat them reduce the heat to medium. As you cook the jam for 10-15 minutes, it will thicken.
• Use a potato masher to help break down the fruit if necessary. If you want to make more of a sauce similar to an applesauce, you could puree the jam before canning it.
• When the jam is the consistency you prefer, ladle it into jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Process the jars for 10 minutes in a water bath canner (adjust for your altitude as needed). Or you could store the jam in the refrigerator for about a month.

GINGER SYRUP

Steps:

• Mix together water, sugar, ginger, lemon juice, and peppercorns in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves. Let cool, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Strain syrup through a fine-mesh sieve; discard solids. Chill, covered, for up to 2 weeks.

GINGER PEAR JELLO

Steps:

• Dissolve the gelatin in the hot water in a large bowl.
• Add the lemon juice and ginger ale.
• Chill until slightly thickened.
• Fold in Pears.
• Chill until firm.