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Homemade crab apple pectin

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Ingredients:
2 lbsSliced unpeeled crab apples 3 c Water
Procedures:
1Simmer, stirring for 30 to 40 minutes, adding water as needed.
2Plop into colander lined with one layer of cheesecloth and set over a bowl; press to force the juices.
3To clear, heat the collected juice and pour through a stout jelly bag that has been moistened in hot water.
4The result is the pectin you will use right away, can (? headroom, process 185°F for 15 min), or freeze.
5Refrigerate after opening.
6Liquid pectin is especially helpful in making peach, pear, strawberry or other jellies whose fruit is low in pectin.
74-6 tb of homemade pectin for every 1 cup of prepared juice should give a good gel.
8For tart apple pectin, start with 4 pounds sliced apples with peels & cores and 8 cups of water.
9Simmer 3 min, press through sieve.
10Return liquid to heavy kettle and cook briskly, stirring, until volume is reduced by one-half.
11Clarify and use as above.