Homemade Apple Pectin Stock
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 2
- Yields:
-
1 cup
ingredients
- 1 lb tart green apple, slightly underripe washed and stemmed
- 2 cups water, for each pound of apples
directions
- Slice unpeeled apples including cores and seeds into a large kettle.
- Add water.
- Cover and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
- Do not overcook.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
- Pour pulp and juice through a damp jelly bag or four layers of cheesecloth and allolw to drip undisturbed into a large bowl for 4 hours to overnight.
- Place apple juice in a large pot and bring to a boil.
- Boil rapidly until volume is reduced by half.
- Quickly ladle into hot, sterlized pint or half-pint jars leaving 1/4 inch head space.
- Seal.
- Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
- ***1pound of apples makes around 1 cup pectin.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Diana Adcock
Geneseo, Illinois