Highbush Cranberry Jelly

Total Time: 24 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups highbush cranberries (ok to triple)
• 3 cups water (ok to triple same as berries)
• 2/3 cup sugar (for every cup of extracted juice.)
• liquid pectin (optional)

Recipe

• 1 simmer the berries in the water (watch that the ratio is 2 c berries to 3 c water) for 10 minutes. boil rapidly for 3-5 minutes.
• 2 strain the liquid through a jelly bag or cheese cloth lined sieve overnight. do not squeeze the mixture or your jelly will be cloudy.
• 3 for each cup of juice, add 2/3 c sugar. stir it up well.
• 4 i used 5 cups of juice and 4 1/2 c sugar for my batch.
• 5 bring to 220-222 degrees on candy thermometer.
• 6 remove from heat, skim off any foam.
• 7 pour into sterile jars and put in 5 minute water bath.
• 8 or: bring juice and sugar to a boil, boil hard for 1 minute. turn off heat, add pectin, stir well. skim, fill jars and place in water bath 5 minutes.
• 9 enjoy your jelly!