Wash peppers, cut and remove seeds. Grind hot and bell peppers with fine cutter of grinder. In a large pot, combine peppers, sugar, and vinegar; mix well. Boil for 10 minutes; remove from heat. Add bottle of Certo Pour into small sterilized bottles and seal with paraffin Delicious served with meats, especially pork.

Crab apple pectin gives a good set to this hot pepper jelly. Mix and match hot peppers for colour and degree of heat. Banana peppers range from piquant to medium-hot. Cherry peppers and long, skinny green chili peppers are fiery. (Original recipe indicated 1 cup of hot peppers – recommend 1/3 cup if using fiery […]

Servings: 10 Stem and quarter apples; do not peel. Cook apples and cider, covered, in crockpot on LOW for 10 hours. Add sugar and spices and continue cooking for 1 hour. Pour into hot sterilized jars. Store in a cool dry place. Or, pour into freezer containers and freeze. Makes ten 6 oz jars.

COMBINE ALL INGREDIENTS in a heavy pot, place over medium heat and cook until the mixture begins to thicken, about 30 minutes. To can, follow regular canning instructions. Makes 3 Cups

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Measure chopped fruit and place in heavy saucepan. Measure equal amounts of water and pour into saucepan. Bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand in a cool place for 24 hours. Again bring to a boil and cook over high heat for 10 minutes. Remove […]

Yield: About 10 half-pints Procedure: Wash and pit plums; do not peel. Thoroughly crush the plums and grapes, one layer at a time, in a saucepan with water. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer 10 minutes. Strain juice through a jelly bag or double layer of cheesecloth. Measure sugar and set aside. Combine 6-1/2 […]

Simmer sugar, vinegar and peppers very slowly for 10 minutes stirring to be sure all sugar is well dissolved. Turn off heat and let stand for 30 minutes. Bring to a boil and add Certo. Boil 1 minute. Cool and stir with non-metal spoon 5 minutes. Check that it comes of the spoon in a […]

Table 1. Ingredient Quantities. Fruit: Apricots. Cups Crushed Fruit: 4 to 4-1/2. Cups Sugar: 4. Tbs. Lemon Juice: 2. Yield (Half-pints): 5 to 6. Fruit: Berries. Cups Crushed Fruit: 4. Cups Sugar: 4. Tbs. Lemon Juice: 0. Yield (Half-pints): 3 to 4. Fruit: Peaches. Cups Crushed Fruit: 5-1/2 to 6. Cups Sugar: 4 to 5. […]

1. Remove caps from strawberries. Crush berries, one layer at a time. Trim (do not peel) rhubarb. Thinly slice or chop stalks. Add water. Cover and simmer 2 minutes or until soft. Add to the prepared strawberries. 2. Measure 3 1/2 cup of prepared fruit. If it measures slightly less, add water. Place measured fruit […]