Crabapple Jelly Recipe

Directions

1. 1.

   Wash crabapples and quarter them. Place them in a heavy saucepan with the water. Boil the crabs until they are very soft, about 1 hour.

2. 2.

   Pour the cooked apples into a strainer suspended over another clean heavy saucepan. Allow the juice to collect in the saucepan one hour without pressing solids.

3. 3.

   Note: A shortcut would be to sieve the apples once by pressing through the solids, then pouring the juice through a finer sieve into the second saucepan. Add sugar and boil the mixture until it reaches 220°F. Pour carefully into sterilized jelly jars and seal with a boiling water canner or pressure canner.