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To: Just mythoughts

I want the seedless jelly recipe!!!!

I love using lime instead of lemon in many recipes, including blueberry jam.


101 posted on 05/31/2008 7:00:27 PM PDT by Gabz (Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
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To: Gabz
I want the seedless jelly recipe!!!! I love using lime instead of lemon in many recipes, including blueberry jam.

I used Ball Easy Gel Liquid Fruit Pectin. I followed the Simple Steps for Cooked Jellies, except that I put the strawberries into the blender. Then I strained the juice.

I have found that the tightest weave, nylon hose is required. I do not have a 'name' brand on this pair I am using but the tag says 86% Nylon, 13% Lycra Spandex, 1% cotton.

I cut the legs off and turn inside out so the seam at the toes is on the outside. I used both legs of the hose one inside the other. What I have found with strawberries the juice does not cloud like grapes when straining. So I work the juice through the hose until all is left is seeds and thick paste. It does take some time to work the juice out of the hose.

This recipe calls for 3 3/4 cups prepared juice and 1/4 cup lemon juice. One year I was out of lemon so I used lime and the taste was awesome. (at least to me) So I have used mainly lime since. The recipe says to get this 3 3/4 cups of juice you will need 8 l lb. containers of berries. I did not keep track of how many berries it took as this was day one of strawberry picking and once I clean them I started blending and straining.

I hope I have explained what I did well enough, I am still coming out of a strawberry fog. And I will remember the lime when it comes to doing blueberries... thank you for the tip. (Oh last time I did blueberries I strained them as well, basically same method as strawberries.)

102 posted on 06/01/2008 3:36:55 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Isa.3:4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.)
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