Concord Grape Jelly

Gather

Ingredients

• 4 cups grape juice (about 3½ pounds Concord grapes and ½ cup water)
• 7 cups sugar
• ½ bottle liquid pectin

Preserve

Instructions

1. 01

   Presterilize half-pint or pint jars, keep them hot, and prepare the lids.

2. 02

   Wash, stem, and crush 3 1/2 pounds ripe Concord grapes. Add 1/2 cup water, cover, boil, then simmer 10 minutes.

3. 03

   Strain the cooked grapes and measure 4 cups juice. Stir in all 7 cups sugar.

4. 04

   Bring to a vigorous boil while stirring, add 1/2 bottle liquid pectin, return to that boil, and boil 1 minute. Remove foam.

5. 05

   Transfer the jelly to hot half-pint or pint jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace, and lid them. At 0–1,000 feet, the boiling-water process is 5 minutes; lengthen it for elevation.
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