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Rowan Jelly
- Difficulty
Easy
Published 2015
Old Family Recipe
Ingredients
- rowan berries
- apples
- water
- sugar
Method
Gather your rowan berries when almost ripe. Remove the stalks and wash and drain the berries. Put them in a preserving-pan with enough cold water to float them well. Let them simmer for about forty minutes or until the water is red and the berries are quite soft. Strain off the juice, being careful not to press the fruit in the least. Measure the juice and return it to the pan. Add sugar in the
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Very simple recipe - rowans were thin on the ground when I was hunting around Hampstead Heath so I had to make this with just 600g of rowanberries, and reduced everything else in proportion. This made 4 small jars of jelly. It set really well, thanks to the apples. I think the one challenge if you make a smaller volume is gravity doesn't do quite such a good job of draining the fruit, so I did give it a gentle squeeze. This seemed to work fine - it didn't make it cloudy - I think as long as you skim off the scum, you will end up with nice clear jelly…