Dee's Elderberry Mixed Fruit Jam |
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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 240 Minutes |
Ready In: 241 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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I picked a bunch of elderberries and wanted to make a jam. I had little bits of all kinds of fruits. It really turned out well and I wanted to remember next year how I did it. The sugar is a guess because I did it by taste when I was cooking. This is good to drink before adding pectin and would be good for fruit dumplings. It has a long cooking time but I don't want to be accused of not enough; when the fruit is done it's done. Ingredients:
8 cups elderberries |
3 cups red grapes |
1 cup white grapes |
water, enough to cover |
5 lbs sugar |
1 1/2 lbs brown sugar |
1 1/8 cups strawberries |
2 cups raspberries |
8 cups pitted cherries |
1 (3 ounce) package sure-jell |
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert |
1 (3 ounce) package cherry jell-o (black) |
Directions:
1. Cook the elderberries and seeded grapes with enough water to cover, until mushy and well cooked, about 1 hour is how long I cooked it.
2. Remove mixture and put through strainer.
3. Put juice back into pot.
4. Add sugars.
5. Stir and bring to a boil.
6. Add rest of fruit.
7. Cook down until mixture coats the back of a spoon.
8. Sprinkle in the Sure-Jell and two packages of Jell-O.
9. Cook on low, stirring as needed, for another hour. If water gets too low add more.
10. When thickened enough, pour into 1/2 pint jars and seal.
11. This made 26-1/2 pints for me.
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