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apple scrap jelly

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Patricia Carter-Thompson
Cincinnati, OH

Fall is my favorite time of year because it's apple season. I typically buy 1 bushel of apples per year and use them to make apple sauce, apple butter and apple jelly. I use all of the apple so to speak.

(2 ratings)

Ingredients For apple scrap jelly

  • APPLE JUICE
  • the peelings and cores of your apples from making apple sauce
  • water to cover
  • TO MAKE JELLY
  • 32 qt
    apple juice
  • 9 c
    sugar
  • 3 box
    of pectin
  • OPTIONAL SPICES
  • cinnamon sticks (optional)

How To Make apple scrap jelly

  • 1
    place the peels and cores from making apple sauce into a stock pot and cover with water. Boil for 30 min
  • 2
    Drain juice through cheese cloth in a sieve
  • 3
    pour juice back into pot add sugar bring to boil. IF you are going to make spiced jelly place cinnamon sticks into a cheese cloth bag or tea ball and boil with the juice boil for 10 min
  • 4
    stir in pectin and bring to rolling boil. Boil hard for 1 full minuet
  • 5
    pour into clean hot jars
  • 6
    place lids and bands onto jars and boil in hot water bath for 10 minuets
  • 7
    remove jars from water and cool upside down on towels
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