Crab apple jelly. Treat family and friends to homemade crab apple jelly - make up jars and enjoy with meat and game, or in cake fillings. You know when autumn has arrived when the crab apple trees are sagging under the weight of fruit. Carb apples are great for making jelly as they are full of.

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Ingredients of Crab apple jelly

You need 1 kg of crab apples halved.
It's 1 1/4 liter of water.
Prepare 2 tbsp of lemon juice per litre of apple juice extracted.
You need 6 of whole cloves per litre of juice obtained.
It's 800 grams of sugar per litre of juice obtained.

I've only made crab apple jelly once before, many years ago. Crab apple jelly is normally strained through muslin, which results in a clear jelly, but if you don't have any and don't mind the jelly being cloudy, you can use a fine sieve. Crab apple jelly, delicious and shimmeringly pale pink, is a pretty autumn preserve that makes a perfect gift. Here's a great small-batch crab apple jelly recipe for less experienced jelly makers.

Crab apple jelly instructions

Wash and halve the crab apples and put them in a pan with 1.25 litres of water.
Boil it until fruit is soft. Strain through jelly bag. I strain it through sieve first..
Measure the juice obtained. Don't try to rush it as if residue goes through the jelly will be cloudy..
Measure amount of liquid as you will need to know to add the right amount of sugar: -800grams of sugar per litre of juice.
Add also six cloves and two tablespoonful of lemon juice per litre of juice. Return to hob and bring to the boil..
Boil until it reaches set point..
Pot and cover..
Heat treating may be advisable..

This is a fresh tasting, pure jelly with no pectin added. Just the goodness of your backyard. No commercial pectin is required as crabapples have high natural pectin content. Crab apple jelly is normally strained through muslin, which results in a clear jelly and leave it overnight. Measure the juice and add the sugar.