I spent some time last weekend making jelly. My kids love the clean mouthfeel of homemade jelly. I accredit the white sugar; corn syrup in store jelly is so…..clingy feeling. It’s not the opposite of clean, it’s not dirty, just annoyingly clingy. Like you have to brush your tongue when you finish.
Sara with Learning the Frugal Life makes some grape jelly
Tips I learned this weekend to make home canning go smoothly:
- have friends over to join you
- fill and start heating the water baths a couple hours before you need them
- use one canner to keep the jars hot; use the other for processing
- juicing in a crock pot works great
- I don’t own a potato masher!
Rita makes jam for the first time ever!
Rita stemmed the grapes that Sara brought. I used my empty canner and drawers to get the juice.
It’s time for the Frugal Tuesday Tip!
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