Blackberry Jelly

Total Time: 14 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 14 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 5 quarts blackberries
• 1 1/4 cups water
• sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine berries and water.
• 2 bring slowly to a boil.
• 3 cook until berries are soft.
• 4 strain overnight in a jelly strainer, lined with cheesecloth that has been wrung out in hot water.
• 5 measure juice.
• 6 boil juice 8-12 minutes.
• 7 skim.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 add sugar: 3/4 cup sugar per 1 cup of juice.
• 10 stir until dissolved.
• 11 return to heat and boil until 220f.
• 12 on a thermometer.
• 13 this should take 3-10 minutes.
• 14 pour into sterilized jars and seal.