Crabapple Jelly

• gallons crabapples↗5
• kg sugar↗1 -2
• cheesecloth

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Wash your crab apples to remove critters and any dirt.

2. 2

   Throw out any rotten or bad ones, remove leaves and any woody stuff.

3. 3

   But leave them whole no need to remove centers etc -- (waste of time).

4. 4

   Put in large pot 2/3 full otherwise it will boil over.

5. 5

   Fill pot till all the apples float.

6. 6

   Heat on Med. heat till boiling, once they boil cook for 2-3 hours.

7. 7

   Strain the mixture through cheese cloth keeping the liquid, thats gonna be our jelly.

8. 8

   If you want you can make crabapple cheese with the solids ( but were here to make jelly).

9. 9

   Measure the liquid as best you can for every 1 L of liquid you will need 1 kg of sugar.

10. 10

    Add sugar to liquid in a pot, and stir till boiling then reduce heat but keep it low rolling boil for about 10-15 minute.

11. 11

    Then you can reduce heat to low.

12. 12

    On a small plate take your stir stick or wooden spoon and drizzel a few drops of the liquid allowing it to cool. keep doing this till it jells.

13. 13

    When it jells you are ready to start canning (see pic's).