Welcome to Bonita's Kitchen! Today we will be making BLUEBERRY JELLY, made with freshly picked blueberries from Newfoundland. SEE RECIPE BELOW!
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• Sterilizing and Cannin... Canning Jars!
Ingredients:
BLUEBERRIES fresh or frozen
Water (TO COVER TOP OF BLUEBERRIES)
Granulated sugar ( 1 cup to every 1 cup of juice )
Method:
-Wash BLUEBERRIES and remove any raw berries and leaves.
-You will need a large boiler, pour blueberries in and top with water level with berries or one cup water to every two cups berries, mash berries first or after the berries start to boil.
-Let boil on medium to high heat until blueberries are stewed and pulpy, then mash berries until they release all juice, turn heat to low and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
-In a large bowl with strainer pour all blueberries and juice in to strainer let drain gently pushing juice through strainer.
-Let blueberries drain to release all juice and pectin in bowl.
-You will need a large saucepan, measure juice and add to pot, to every one cup of juice you will add one cup of granulated sugar.
-Bring berry juice to a boil and boil rapidly until jelly sets when tested, takes around 20 minutes.
-Bottle jelly, following proper sterilization processors.
Testing Juice:
-You will need a small bowl and put in the fridge to cool, maybe 1 hour.
-Spoon up some blueberry juice and put the spoon in the bowl and let set.
-If the juice turns to a soft jelly you know the juice with set in jars.
Sterilizing and Canning Procedures
Method:
Sterilization:
1. Start by getting a large boiler and filling in about quarter full of water.
2. Then starting the water to a boil and placing your Mason jars inside then cover.
3. After let the pot boil for about 15-20 then remove your bottles and place them on paper towels or a cloth.
Canning Procedures:
1. After your food items are cooked and ready to bottle, scoop hot liquid and put inside your Mason jars.
2. Continue doing this until all bottles are complete and leaving 1/2 inch on top.
3. Clean around the top of your bottles removing any food of rims.
4. Then place caps and lids on your jars and tighten.
5. Then place your jars back in hot water bath and start the boil for another 5 minutes with the cover on boiler.
I apologize in advance if anything in this video is not clear or miss read, please follow my recipe when making this dish.
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