Making Jams and Jellies
Strawberry-Rhubarb Jelly with liquid pectin
Strawberry-Rhubarb Jelly
- 1-1/2 lbs red stalks of rhubarb
- 1-1/2 qts ripe strawberries
- 1/2 tsp butter or margarine to reduce foaming (optional)
- 6 cups sugar
- 6 oz liquid pectin
Yield: About 7 half-pints
Please read Using Boiling Water Canners before beginning. If this is your first time canning, it is recommended that you read Principles of Home Canning.
Procedure: Wash and cut rhubarb into 1-inch pieces and blend or grind. Wash, stem, and
crush strawberries, one layer at a time, in a saucepan. Place both fruits in a jelly bag or double
layer of cheesecloth and gently squeeze out juice. Measure 3-1/2 cups of juice into a large saucepan.
Add butter and sugar, thoroughly mixing into juice. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring
constantly. Immediately stir in pectin. Bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard 1 minute, stirring
constantly. Remove from heat, quickly skim off foam, and fill sterile jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
For more information on how to sterilize jars see "Sterilization of Empty Jars".
Adjust lids and process as recommended in Table 1.
Table 1. Recommended
process time for Strawberry-Rhubarb Jelly in a
boiling-water canner. |
|
Process Time at Altitudes of |
Style of Pack |
Jar Size |
0 - 1,000 ft |
1,001 - 6,000 ft |
Above 6,000 ft |
Hot |
Half-pints or pints |
5 min |
10 |
15 |
This document was adapted from the "Complete Guide to Home Canning," Agriculture
Information Bulletin No. 539, USDA, revised 1994.
Reviewed June 2006.
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