Tag Archives: Fruit preserves

Confiture de concombre à la vanille

French style jam for those special mornings working in the garden. Cucumbers are more versital than just raw. Continue reading

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Strawberry Crème Devon

This type of jam recipe is also very French, they tend to have a softer set jam there in France – it is lovely to see whole chunks of fruit on your toast or scones. Try it for topping on Greek yoghurt or crepes. The creamy taste comes from the interplay of real vanilla and the cane sugar, like a strawberry cream soda. Taste the berry first then the creamy finish from the vanilla. Continue reading

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Orange Jelly

Excess oranges no problem. Wanted something to go with the Greek style yogurt I made this Last weekend. Continue reading

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Mint Moonshine Jelly

Ingredients:   1 Tablespoon peppermint extract 2 drops green food coloring 3 drops yellow food coloring 3 3/4 cups white wine ¼ cup vodka lemon-lime 3 cups sugar 1 cup unsweetened white grape juice 1 box no sugar needed pectin [Ball] … Continue reading

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Cherry Pie Filling Canned

Image via Wikipedia   6 cups vanilla sugar 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (non-meyer) or key lime juice 1 tsp pink salt (optional) 16 cups fresh pitted cherries or 5 lbs frozen tart pie cherries thawed 1 ¾ cups clearjel 2 … Continue reading

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Dad’s Favorite

Watermelon Jelly 1 1/2 cups watermelon 3 cups sugar 5 tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup watermelon juice or water 1 package powdered pectin Prepare jars and lids as above. Remove seeds from watermelon and chop finely — do not puree. … Continue reading

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Grape Juice For Canning

1. Wash and sterilize canning jars, lids, and rings. Fill water bath pan halfway with water to boil. At the same time, fill another pan with water to boil. This water will be added to the jars. 2. Wash grapes … Continue reading

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Black Currant Jelly

    Yield 6 small jars 3 3/4 cups black currant juice 3/4 cup lemon juice 1 pkg. powdered pectin 6 cups sugar To Prepare Fruit: Crush currants, place in kettle. Just barely cover currants with water. Simmer until soft, … Continue reading

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Prickly Pear Jelly

  This recipe may sometimes be sticky depending on the maturity of the cactus. 4 cups cactus juice 1/2 cup lemon juice 1 1/2 pkg. powdered pectin 6 cups sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt Use kitchen tongs to gather cactus fruit. … Continue reading

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Wine Jelly

  3 cups sugar 2 cups wine 1 pouch (3 oz.) liquid pectin Measure sugar and wine into top of double boiler, mix well. Stir until sugar is dissolved, 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat. At once, stir in liquid pectin … Continue reading

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