Grape Jelly
By: Kevin Tu
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




10 cups stemmed concord grape or 10 cup stemmed Coronation grape
1 pkt fruit pectin, crystals
5 cups granulated sugar

Preparation

1 In a large Dutch oven, crush grapes with potato masher. 2 Add 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. 3 Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. 4 Transfer mixture to dampened jelly bag or colander lined with 3 layers of fine cheese cloth set over large bowl. 5 Let drip, without squeezing bag, for about 2 hours or until juice measures 4 cups. 6 In a large clean Dutch oven, bring juice and pectin to boil. 7 Stir in sugar. 8 Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil vigorously, stirring, for 1 minute. 9 Remove from heat and skim off any foam. 10 Pour into prepared 1 cup canning jars, leaving a quarter of an inch headspace. 11 Seal with prepared discs and bandsProcess in boiling water canner for 5 minutes.