Paradise jelly

 
                               Paradise Jelly
 
 Recipe By     : DDMmom
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Apples                           Fruit
                 Jams/Jellies                     Kitmail8
                 Cranberries                      Canning Recipes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
   20      Medium        cooking APPLES -- or any
   12                    pineapple or other variety QUINCE
    2      quarts        CRANBERRIES
    2                    VANILLA BEANS
                         SUGAR
 
 The apples and quince must be washed, the stem and blossom ends scooped out,
 and each one quartered. Remove any bruises to clean flesh.
 Pick over the cranberries, discarding any less than perfect.
 Place all in non aluminum pot and barely cover with water  Boil until they
 are quite soft.
 Strain through jelly bag.
 Slice vanilla beans once lengthwise, and place in clean pot. Add strained
 liquid and boil gently for 12 minutes. Set beans aside. Measure juice, using
 1 cup juice to 1 cup sugar, and cooking no more than 4
 cups at a time.  Place in clean pot.
 Boil until jelly sheets from spoon. Pour into 1/2 pint sterilized jars and
 seal.  Process 5 minutes in boiling bath.
 NOTE:  Cheat if you like, and add more water to the fruit after the first
 straining. Boil and strain that, combine with the first liquid and continue
 as directed.  There's so much pectin in the fruit you can get away with it.
 Of course if you're going for the top prize at the fair, you might want to
 forego that this time. Use the vanilla beans in the water you boil for your
 next few pitchers of herbal iced tea.
 
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