Elderberry Jelly

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 quarts elderberries, with stems removed
• 2 cups water
• 1 (1 3/4 ounce) box pectin
• 5 cups sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a sauce pan simmer the elderberries in the water until berries are soft.
• 2 strain through a cloth.
• 3 be sure you have 3½ cups of juice; if not, pour a little water through the crushed berries.
• 4 return the 3½ cups juice to pan.
• 5 add pectin to the juice and bring to a boil.
• 6 stir in the sugar and bring to a full rolling boil.
• 7 boil for 1 minute.
• 8 remove from heat, skim and pour into hot sterilized jars.
• 9 seal with hot paraffin immediately.