How to Use Sure Gel
Sure Jell is fruit pectin that cooks use to make homemade fruit jams and jellies. Pectin is a natural thickening agent that you add to fruits during the jam-making process to thicken the fruit and turn it into a thick and spreadable jam or jelly. Some varieties of Sure Jell allow a cook to use a reduced amount of sugar in the jelly. Choose the Sure Jell variety that will enable you to add the amount of sugar you desire in your jelly or jam. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Sure Jell
- 5 cups of crushed fruit
- Stockpot
- Spoon
- 1/2 tsp. butter
- Granulated sugar
Instructions
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Crush the fruit in the stockpot, making sure you have exactly 5 cups of crushed fruit.
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Open the box of Sure Jell and add it to the crushed fruit in the stockpot. Stir the ingredients together well with the spoon.
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Add the butter to the stockpot (reduces foaming). Turn the burner on high to boil the fruit, pectin and butter. Stir the ingredients constantly.
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Add the sugar (7 cups for regular pectin and 4 cups for reduced-sugar pectin). Stir and boil the ingredients again for one minute. Remove the stockpot from the heat and remove any foam from the top of the fruit.
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Pour the fruit into jars or containers.
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Tips & Warnings
Always follow the instructions on the Sure Jell box carefully--particularly about the amount of sugar to add to the jelly. Do not adjust or change sugar amounts because the finished jelly will not thicken if sugar is not added in the designated amount.
