Red Currant Jelly
Red currant jelly has a distinctive taste, a combination of sweet and tart. Serve as an accompaniment to savory dishes such as roast lamb.
Servings: 8 half pint jars
Ingredients
- 4 lbs. fresh red currants
- 1 c. water
- 7 c. granulated sugar
- 4 fl. oz. liquid fruit pectin
Instructions
- Place the currants into a large pot, and crush with a potato masher or berry crusher if you have one. Pour in 1 cup of water, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. Strain the fruit through a jelly cloth or cheese cloth, and measure out 5 cups of the juice.
- Pour the juice into a large saucepan, and stir in the sugar. Bring to a rapid boil over high heat, and stir in the liquid pectin immediately. Return to a full rolling boil, and allow to boil for 30 seconds.
- Remove from heat and skim off foam from the top. Ladle or pour into sterile 1/2 pint jars, filling to within 1/2 inch of the top. Wipe the rims with a clean damp cloth. Cover with new sterile lids and rings. Process in a hot water bath for 10 minutes or the time recommended by your local extension for your area.
This recipe is wrong! It should read FOUR lbs of currants…not One…this will never turn out right
You are so right Michelle! Thank you for bringing that to my attention. It has been updated! 🙂
Can you freeze the currants first if you are not able to make it right away. If so, how would you freeze them? Thank you.
Hi Jacqueline, Yes you can freeze currants and use them at a later time. However, remove most of the stems and don’t wash them yet, (this will keep them from sticking to each other). Freeze them on a baking sheet and then packed into containers as soon as they are frozen. Seal containers and freeze until ready to use. I hope this helps? ~ Dusty
Can you use a steamer to extract the juice
Hi Marcella, Is this something you’ve done before? I’ve never done it.
Yes I have done it with grapes and chokecherries work good can do a lot of berries at once I used a potato masher with whole works the best when the berries look dry there done
Yes I have done it before I also do it with grapes and choke cherries it makes them easier to mash and get the juice out
Ok how long does it take for Jelly to set up I followed the recipe and it is really funny I haven’t boiled them yet hope they set after I book them
It should have thickened a bit, will set up completely when processed and cooled.