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Article: Make your own jams and jellies. (The country kitchen).
- Article from:
- Countryside & Small Stock Journal
- Article date:
- May 1, 2003
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Fruit jellies are semi-solid, preserved mixtures of fruit juice and sugar. Jelly making is a good way to preserve fruit flavors for. enjoyment throughout the year. Fruit jelly is a fairly easy-to-prepare product for the beginning canner and may be made without much special equipment.
Ingredients
Substances essential for jelly making are fruit flavor, pectin, sugar, acid, and water. A pectin gel, or jelly, forms when a suitable concentration of pectin, sugar, acid, and water is achieved.
Fruit flavor: The fruit flavor is provided by the fruit juice. For some fruit jelly, a mixture of different fruit juices is used. The fruit juice may also ...