Grape jelly

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Preparation info
  • Makes about

    1.3 kg

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Jam Maker's Garden: Grow Your Own Seasonal Preserves

By Holly Farrell

Published 2017

  • About

This jelly is so versatile that it is just as comfortable completing a peanut butter and jelly sandwich as it is accompanying roast poultry. Green grapes make a stunning golden yellow jelly, while black grapes turn it deep crimson. Grape jelly is ideal for using those bunches that haven’t fully ripened before they need harvesting.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg/2 lb 3 oz grapes, de-stalked
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Method

  • Put the grapes, apple slices and lemon juice into a large pan. Add enough cold water to cover the fruit.
  • Bring to a gentle simmer and cook, uncovered, until the grapes and apple slices are easily crushed with a potato masher.
  • Mash the fruit well, then pour the entire contents of the pan into a jelly bag placed in a large bowl.
  • Hang up the jelly b