Sure Jell Chokecherry Jelly Recipes

CHOKECHERRY JELLY

Steps:

• Wash fruit and cover with water; simmer 15 minutes.
• Strain juice.
• Measure juice into 6- to 8-quart kettle.
• Add pectin and stir.
• Bring to boil; add sugar, stir, and bring to a rolling boil.
• Boil exactly 2 minutes.
• Skim and pour into jars.
• Wipe rims and adjust lids.
• Process in boiling water bath for five minutes; remove to a protected countertop and let cool completely undisturbed.

CHOKE CHERRY JELLY

Steps:

• Pour juices in kettle.
• Add pectin, stir.
• Bring to a boil, add sugar and butter.
• Boil and stir for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat, skim.
• Ladle into jars.
• Process in hot water bath for 5 minutes.
• Cool undisturbed for 24 hours.

WILD CHOKECHERRY JELLY

Steps:

• 1. Wash berries; put in water to cover by placing hand on top of berries. Bring to a boil; simmer until there is good color and flavor (berries will begin to burst). Strain through cheese cloth. Mix Sure Jell with juice in large saucepan. Bring to boil; stir occasionally (this is a hard boil). At once, add sugar. Bring to rolling boil and boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim off foam. Use scalded jelly glasses.

SURE.JELL CHERRY JAM

Steps:

• Bring boiling-water canner, half full with water, to simmer. Wash jars and screw bands in hot soapy water; rinse with warm water. Pour boiling water over flat lids in saucepan off the heat. Let stand in hot water until ready to use. Drain jars well before filling.
• Stem and pit cherries. Finely chop or grind fruit. Measure exactly 4 cups of the prepared cherries into 6- or 8-qt. saucepot. Stir in lemon juice.
• Stir pectin into fruit mixture in saucepot. Bring mixture to full rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred) on high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar and extract. Return to full rolling boil and boil exactly 1 min., stirring constantly. Remove from heat; skim off any foam with metal spoon.
• Ladle immediately into prepared jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of tops. Wipe jar rims and threads. Cover with two-piece lids. Screw bands tightly. Place jars on elevated rack in canner. Lower rack into canner. (Water must cover jars by 1 to 2 inches. Add boiling water, if necessary.) Cover; bring water to gentle boil. Process 10 min. Remove jars and place upright on a towel to cool completely. After jars cool, check seals by pressing middles of lids with finger. (If lids spring back, lids are not sealed and refrigeration is necessary.)

HOW TO MAKE CHOKECHERRY JELLY (LOW-SUGAR AND HONEY VARIATIONS)

Steps:

• Step 1: *How to Make Chokecherry Juice* If you have a juicer, use it! I don't, so I use this method:
• Clean, wash, and remove stems from berries
• Place in a large pot filled with enough water to just cover the fruit
• Simmer 15-30 minutes until fruit softens
• Use a potato masher to mash the juice out
• Strain through a cheesecloth-lined colander or jelly strainer
• Save the juice and discard pulp/pits
• Step 2: Mix chokecherry juice, lemon juice, and 4 teaspoons calcium water in a pot
• Thoroughly mix sugar or honey in separate bowl with 4 teaspoons pectin & set aside
• Step 3: Bring juice mixture to a boil
• Add pectin/sugar mixture, mix until completely incorporated, then return to a boil
• Remove from heat, get ready to place it in your sterilized canning jars
• Step 4: Fill the jars, leaving 1/4″ headspace
• Boil in a hot-water bath canner 10 minutes (add an extra minute for every 1,000 feet you are above sea level)

HOW TO REMAKE JELLY OR JAM THAT DIDN'T SET

Steps:

• For each quart of jelly or jam that you are recooking, you will need 1/4 cup of water, 1/4 cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, and 4 teaspoons of powdered pectin. Measure this into a large pot and mix together.
• Then add the jelly or jam that you want to recook and bring it to a rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
• Boil hard for 1 minute then test a little on an ice-cold spoon to see if it sets up. If it doesn't boil for another minute, if it does remove it from the heat, skim the foam and fill your mason jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Remove air bubbles, wipe the lids clean and add the lids finger tight and process in a water bath canner for 10 minutes or according to your altitude.
• For each quart you are recooking you will need 3/4 cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons of liquid pectin, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
• Bring the jelly to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
• Remove it from the heat and quickly add the remaining ingredients, stir to combine.
• Return the pot to the stove and bring the mixture back to a boil and boil it for 1 minute.
• Test to see if the jelly is setting. If not then boil for another minute, if it is then remove it from the heat, skim the foam and fill your jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Remove air bubbles, wipe the rims clean and add the lids finger tight and process in a water bath canner for 10 minutes or according to your altitude.
• Pour the soft jam or jelly into a medium-sized pot and add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice for each quart of jelly you measured.
• Bring it to a boil over medium-high heat for 3 to 4 minutes
• Test to see if it's setting, if not continue to boil for 1 more minute if it is then remove it from the heat and skim off the foam.
• Fill your jars leaving 1/4 inch of headspace and remove air bubbles.
• Wipe the rims, add lids finger tight, and process in a water bath canner for 10 minutes or according to your altitude.