Crab Apple Jelly

Title:
Crab Apple Jelly

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Jelly




Ingredients:





     5 lb Crab apples


     5 c  Water


     1    Box powdered pectin


     9 c  Sugar






 Remove blossoms from crab apples. Wash, drain and halve. Place apples in


 saucepan with water and cook about 10 minutes or until very soft. Mash with


 a potato masher and simmer another 5 minutes. Pour mixture into jelly bag,


 set over large pan and allow to drain overnight. Place 7 cups of juice in
a


 large saucepan. Add pectin to juice and bring to a boil. Add sugar and


 bring to a hard boil; mixture will boil up fast, so stir constantly. Boil


 hard 1 minute. Remove from heat; skim foam from top then pour immediately


 into hot sterilized jars. Seal with paraffin. Yield: 8-10 glasses.


 


 MRS DAVID HENDERSON (GRACE)


 


 MARVELL, AR


 


 From the book ,
Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell,


 AR  72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,


 http://www.erols.com/hosey.