Best Apple Grape Jelly Recipes

APPLE GRAPE JELLY

Steps:

• Place grapes in a large bowl and mash.
• Place grapes, apple slices and water in a large stainless or enamel pot.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 min.
• Pour juice and pulp thru a damp jelly bag and let drip UNDISTURBED for 3 hours.
• Restrain through another damp jelly bag.
• If you want you can now save the pulp for grape butter.
• Measure 5 cups of grape-apple-add the lemon juice and pour back into the large pot (washed pot that is) and bring to a full boil.
• Stir in sugar and return to a full, rolling boil until the jell point is reached.
• Remove from heat and skim.
• Ladle into steril hot jars leaving 0.125 inch head space.
• Process for 5 min in a boiling water bath at altitudes up to 1000 feet.

APPLE OR GRAPE JELLY MADE WITH CANNED JUICE

Steps:

• 1. Mix the (apple or grape) juice with the pectin in a large sauce pan ; over high heat quickly bring the mixture to a hard boil. Stirring occasionally.
• 2. Immediately add all the sugar and stir , bring to a full rolling boil(a boil that can't be stirred down) and boil hard for 1 minute , stirring constantly.
• 3. Remove from the heat and skim off the foam with a metal spoon , and pour quickly into sterilized jelly jars. ( fill to 1/2" of top )
• 4. With a wet dish towel wipe the ring of jar clean of any jelly spillage and put on cap and screw band on firmly tight.
• 5. Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.
• 6. NOTE : For a rosy color in the apple jelly add a few drops of red food coloring to the juice before cooking.