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apple peel jelly

Spiced Apple Peel Jelly

A delicious gently spiced sweet apple jelly

Keyword apple jelly, apple peel jelly, jelly
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 8 Cups

Ingredients

  • Apple Discards - peels cores, skin and seeds (stems removed) from 4 lbs of Apples
  • 1 Whole Cinnamon stick
  • 6 Whole Cloves
  • Water enough to fully cover the fruit in the pot
  • Juice of 1 Lemon
  • 7 Cups Sugar
  • 1 Pouch of Liquid Pectin

Instructions

  1. Put the apple peels and scraps in a large heavy bottomed pot.
  2. Cover with enough cold water to fully immerse the fruit scraps.
  3. Add a whole cinnamon stick and 6 Whole Cloves
  4. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
  5. Occasionally compressing the fruit and stirring with a wooden spoon.
  6. Remove from heat and allow to steep for an additional 5 minutes.
  7. Strain into a large measuring bowl through a sieve or cheese cloth, but don't press the fruit.
  8. This should render around 5 cups of liquid.
  9. Add the juice of one lemon.
  10. Return to a large heavy bottom pot on the stove and add the 7 cups of sugar.
  11. Carefully bring to a roiling boil on the stove.
  12. Boil for 1 minute, while stirring (watching carefully to not boil over).
  13. Remove from heat and stir in 1 package liquid pectin.
  14. Stir for 3 minutes.
  15. Fill clean canning jars.
  16. Process covered in a water bath canner fro 10 minutes to fully seal.
  17. Remove from canner and allow to set up undisturbed (like on a tea towel on the counter) for 24 hours.
  18. The jelly will thicken as it sets.
  19. Store any jars that have not sealed properly in the fridge.