I use roughly the same recipe but sometimes when I have an abundance of currants I need to freeze. In this case remember to use less water from frozen currants. Also good to note that when picking the currants take stem and all. The currants lose their own pectin if taken from the stems when picked. Since the berries are strained anyway the stems can be strained then:-) All tips provided by a 94 year old friend who gave me her currant bushes.
I use roughly the same recipe but sometimes when I have an abundance of currants I need to freeze. In this case remember to use less water from frozen currants. Also good to note that when picking the currants take stem and all. The currants lose their own pectin if taken from the stems when picked. Since the berries are strained anyway the stems can be strained then:-) All tips provided by a 94 year old friend who gave me her currant bushes.
This recipe worked fantastically even without the added pectin! I haven't had it fail yet. I also add herbal flavourings such as rosemary during the cooking phase. It adds a nice touch to the final product.
I am a 47 year old man that has never made jelly before. I had a bumper crop of currants this year and hated to see them go to waste. I used this recipe almost exactly as written and the jelly turned out great. It tastes between cranberry and rhubarb.
This is the exact recipe that is included in the Certo brand liquid fruit pectin box. I actually used 5 cups of sugar instead of 7 and it's still tasty!
Outstanding Jelly!!! I was only able to get just under 3 pounds of currants from my bush so I had to modify the measurements some but it turned out great. First time making jelly and after having this jelly I can safely say that I will never buy another jar of jelly from the store again.
Very easy and straightforward. I increased the juice to 6 cups (that is what I had)and used 7.5 cups sugar and 6 oz. of liquid pectin and it turned out wonderful. Thanks for the easy recipe I was thankful it worked out so well after taking the time to pick all those currants!
I was hard pressed to get that last cup of liquid from 4 pounds. Next time I would add more water. The 7 cups of sugar seemed like a lot to me but I followed the recipie this first time around. Next time would proably cut down by 1 cup and possibly 2. What I didn't like is that the Certo packets are 3 oz so you have to cut into the second packet and throw out the balance. Maybe next time I'd just go with the 3 oz packet.
The smell ad color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent recipe! This was my first time using liquid pectin and I like it alot. Thanks for sharing.
