30 Minutes To Homemade Surejell Sour Cherry Freezer Jam Recipes

Steps:

• Rinse 5 clean plastic containers and lids with boiling water. Dry thoroughly.
• Stem and pit cherries. Finely chop or grind fruit. Measure exactly 2 cups prepared fruit into large bowl. Add lemon juice; mix well. Stir in sugar. Let stand 10 min., stirring occasionally.
• Mix water and pectin in small saucepan. Bring to boil on high heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 1 min. Add to fruit mixture; stir 3 min. (A few sugar crystals may remain.)
• Fill all containers immediately to within 1/2 inch of tops. Wipe off top edges of containers; immediately cover with lids. Let stand at room temperature 24 hours. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year. (If frozen, thaw in refrigerator before using.)

Steps:

• Rince clean plastic containers and lids with boiling water. Let dry throughly.
• Mix fruit and sugar until well blended. Let stand 10 minutes,stirring occasionally.
• Add water to pectin in a saucepan, stir, bring to a boil on high heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute. Add to fruit mixture, stir 3 minutes, or until sugar is disssolved and no longer grainy.
• Pour immediately into containers, filling each to within 1/2 inch from the top. Wipe off thr top rims of containers, immediately cover with the lids. Let stand at room temperature for 24 hours. Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks, or freeze up to 1 year..If frozen, thaw in refrigerator before using.
• My added tips. Put your containers on to a cookie tin, before filling...less mess. Date your containers....before filling for storing. You might want to use less sugar...I use 2-1/2 cups. The lAST PHOTO: Is the raspberry candle, I made and wanted to share it with you.. Nancy 6/12/12

Steps:

• Rinse clean plastic containers and lids with boiling water. Dry thoroughly.
• Remove and discard stems and pits from cherries. Finely chop or grind cherries. Measure exactly 1-3/4 cups prepared fruit into large bowl. Gradually add sugar, stirring until well blended. Let stand 10 min., stirring occasionally.
• Mix pectin and lemon juice in small bowl. Add to prepared fruit mixture in large bowl; stir 3 min. or until most of the sugar is dissolved and no longer grainy. (A few sugar crystals may remain.)
• Fill all containers immediately to within 1/2 inch of tops. Wipe off top edges of containers; immediately cover with lids. Let stand at room temperature 24 hours. Jam is now ready to use. Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks or freeze extra containers up to 1 year. If frozen, thaw in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Rinse clean plastic containers and lids with boiling water. Dry thoroughly.
• Measure juice into large bowl. Stir in sugar. Let stand 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Mix water and pectin in small saucepan. Bring to boil on high heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Add to juice mixture; stir 3 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and no longer grainy. (A few sugar crystals may remain.)
• Fill all containers immediately to within 1/2 inch of tops. Wipe off top edges of containers; immediately cover with lids. Let stand at room temperature 24 hours. Jelly is now ready to use. Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks or freeze extra containers up to 1 year. Thaw in refrigerator before using.

Steps:

• 1. Wash, stem and mash cherries without crushing them. Add 1/2 cup of water. Heat to boiling; cover and simmer 10 minutes. Strain cherries through a cheese cloth. tie cheese cloth to handle on kitchen sink securely with a big plastic bowl under it.Let the bag drip all night. Don't squeeze cherries it will make juice too cloudy. There should be 3.5 cups of juice.
• 2. Use 2 cups of sugar to 1 cup of juice in a large stainless steel pot. I use my big pressure cooker. Stir well and heat quickly to a rolling boil for 1 minute, add sure jell; stir well and let it come to another rolling bowl for 1 minute. Take off eye and quickly pour into hot, sterilized pint glass jars,.Add thin layer of paraffin on top of jelly. Place Lids and rings on sterilized jars, tight enough to secure. Sit pints on a folded towel until they are sealed and completely cooled.

Steps:

• Bring boiling-water canner, half full with water, to simmer. Wash jars and screw bands in hot soapy water; rinse with warm water. Pour boiling water over flat lids in saucepan off the heat. Let stand in hot water until ready to use. Drain jars well before filling.
• Stem and pit cherries. Finely chop or grind fruit. Measure exactly 4 cups of the prepared cherries into 6- or 8-qt. saucepot. Stir in lemon juice.
• Stir pectin into fruit mixture in saucepot. Bring mixture to full rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred) on high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar and extract. Return to full rolling boil and boil exactly 1 min., stirring constantly. Remove from heat; skim off any foam with metal spoon.
• Ladle immediately into prepared jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of tops. Wipe jar rims and threads. Cover with two-piece lids. Screw bands tightly. Place jars on elevated rack in canner. Lower rack into canner. (Water must cover jars by 1 to 2 inches. Add boiling water, if necessary.) Cover; bring water to gentle boil. Process 10 min. Remove jars and place upright on a towel to cool completely. After jars cool, check seals by pressing middles of lids with finger. (If lids spring back, lids are not sealed and refrigeration is necessary.)