When I told my sister that I would make her currants into jam, I had no idea that it was going to be a 3 day process.
First I took all of the miniscule berries off the stems. Thank goodness I let Abby and Ellie help with this task. Abby helped sort and destem, and Ellie picked up the ones I dropped, and dumped the garbage bowl. It is surprising how much help a 2 1/2 year old and a 4 1/2 year old can be.
Day 2
Make juice from some of the currants, then boil 1 cup currant juice with 8 cups currants and 4 cups sugar for 5 minutes. Allow to sit in a cool place for 12-18 hours.
Day 3
Add 3 cups sugar, and stir to dissolve. Boil rapidly for 30 minutes (or 2 hours) until it gets to gelling point. Then pour hot jam into hot jars and process for 15 minutes.
Yeah its done! It is yummy, but we shall see if I make it again.
1 comment:
Man, where's mine?
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