Wednesday, 42nd Day - 323 Days to Follow
Written by Margie Arbuthnot
Four degrees above at 7 A.M.
Not very warm all of today.
Dad and Don took grain to Niwot to have ground.
I made apple jelly & jam today.
Myrna Dodd stopped on her way to Niwot.
Temp 20 degrees above at 9 P.M.
Apple Jelly
3 lbs apples
3 cups water
2 cinnamon sticks
3 whole cloves
½ teaspoon nutmeg
3 cups sugar
1 tablespoon lemon or orange juice
Core and chop up apples. Place in a pot with water, cook down and mash.
Barely cover fruit with water and add the spices.
Bring to a simmer and cook until apples are soft, Mash the apples.
Make sure you don't boil but simmer the apples.
Wet down a jelly bag and strain the apple mixture using a jelly bag.
Don't squeeze the bag or your jelly won't be clear.
Apples can sit over night to strain well.
Take four cups of that apple juice and add three cups of water and the lemon or orange juice.
Stir this as you bring it to a boil just to melt the sugar.
Have your jars washed and ready to go. Ladle warm jelly into he warm jars.
Wipe the rims clean. Seal and can using a water bath method.
Make sure that your jars are sealed before putting in the cellar to store.
Apple Jelly
3 lbs apples
3 cups water
2 cinnamon sticks
3 whole cloves
½ teaspoon nutmeg
3 cups sugar
1 tablespoon lemon or orange juice
Core and chop up apples. Place in a pot with water, cook down and mash.
Barely cover fruit with water and add the spices.
Bring to a simmer and cook until apples are soft, Mash the apples.
Make sure you don't boil but simmer the apples.
Wet down a jelly bag and strain the apple mixture using a jelly bag.
Don't squeeze the bag or your jelly won't be clear.
Apples can sit over night to strain well.
Take four cups of that apple juice and add three cups of water and the lemon or orange juice.
Stir this as you bring it to a boil just to melt the sugar.
Have your jars washed and ready to go. Ladle warm jelly into he warm jars.
Wipe the rims clean. Seal and can using a water bath method.
Make sure that your jars are sealed before putting in the cellar to store.
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