Grape Jelly recipes

[Lazy Gardener]

That is true!!!!! However, I put my jams/jellies up in 8 oz. containers. And, I NEVER leave them out of the fridge longer than it takes to scoop some out onto my english muffin or what ever. Rarely, do I have a jar get moldy before i use it up. The trade off is well worth it to me. Regular jams and jellies, with high sugar content taste cloyingly sweet to me. While my pomona's "just sweet enough" has that bright, fresh fruit, sometimes set your teeth on edge 'cause of the tartness flavor. Each spoonful is like a mouthful of summer.

 

[flowerbug]

i have been doing freezer jam for the strawberries for as many years as i can get a harvest. i've also tried to do some freezing of just berries and various amounts of sugar. this coming winter we'll be testing out all the batches i made this past summer to see how they go. summer in a jar for sure and especially welcome in the middle of winter. no cooked jam is as good as my strawberry freezer jam.

 

[flowerbug]

Everytime I have had freezer jam I find it much too sweet for my taste. The Pomona does work good but I seldom eat the jelly or jam fast enough to not get some waste. And it is hard to put up anything smaller than the half pint small "jelly jars". The little 4 oz ones take so much time.

yes, it is very sweet when you get off sugar and i'm finding i do eat a lot less of it now compared to how i was before, but now some days it might be the only sweet i have so it is ok.

i'm going to be really interested in seeing how the other jars work out (with much less sugar) - i put these up mainly to have some for shortcakes in the middle of winter. in the past i've sometimes used part of a jar of freezer jam to enhance those plastic and tasteless strawberries shipped in from other places. we have bought store frozen berries to use too and those work much better for flavor in comparison but nothing compares to peak ripe berries from here.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Bambi, be sure to let us know how it turns out, complete with taste test!

 

[bambi]

Bambi, be sure to let us know how it turns out, complete with taste test!

Well it was a flop, I way overcooked the jelly so I will try again next week. How do you make it anyone?