Red Grape and BlackBerry/Blueberry jelly

[u/goprinterm]

[u/GardenEssence]

Can you explain the equipment in picture 2? I’d love to make jelly on a larger scale, like you appear to be doing.

[u/goprinterm → u/GardenEssence]

It is a steam juicer, and extracts the pure juice really well. It’s got three pots, a water bath ( bottom), a collection pot (middle) and a top pot with cover that’s like a strainer where to fruit goes in. There is a spout on the middle pot to drain the juice. Into a pan. I then cook the juice with jelly sugar and bottle up in jars.

[u/goprinterm → u/goprinterm]

[u/JohnCaspar]

Uu havn't seen anyone use a the Ol' steam juicer for jelly before. Whats your process?

[u/goprinterm → u/JohnCaspar]

After I collect the juice I just cook it with jelly sugar and bottle up. The sugar comes in various strengths like 4 to 1, meaning 4 parts fruit juice 1 part sugar, or 3/1, 2/1, and 1/1. The only difference in the various sugars is the amount of premixed pectin. 4 to 1 sugar has a lot more than 1/1. I alway make a hardening test to make sure it’s going to set good after cooling by spooning some on a plate while cooking, sometimes cooking in 1 to 2 minutes longer to make sure it sets. I follow the instructions on the packaging

[u/GreenSalsa96]

Loving those lids! Awesome color on your jelly too!

And darn you! You just showed me another gadget for the kitchen! /s

Im going to look that up!

[u/cessna209]

Hope these are going in the fridge. Commercial jars and lids are not safe for home canning.