Elderberry Jelly

Name: Elderberry Jelly
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 2 h
Ingredients: 1 kg/2 lb 4 oz/8⅓ cups elderberries; 1 kg/2 lb 4 oz cooking apples; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz/2¼ cups granulated sugar per 600 ml/21 fl oz/scant 2½ cups of extract; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz/2¼ cups granulated sugar per 600 ml/21 fl oz/scant 2½ cups of extract

Preparation info

Makes about:
6 x 225 g
jars

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

The Art of Preserving

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

About

To make this preserve you will need to gather wild elderberries in early to mid autumn when they are in season. Serve with roast meat dishes or try spooned on top of stewed apples. It is also lovely used to fill a Victoria sponge cake.

Ingredients

1 kg/2 lb 4 oz/8⅓ cups elderberries

Preserve
Vegan
Gluten-free
Autumn

Method

Remove any large stalks and the leaves from the elderberries. Without peeling or coring, roughly chop the apples into thick chunks, discarding any bruised or damaged pieces.
Put the elderberries and apples in a preserving pan and add 1.2 l/