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Making Jams, Jellies and Fruit Preserves

Making Jams, Jellies and Fruit Preserves. Quiz Time!. Resources for Today. Making Jams, Jellies and Fruit Preserves (B2909) www.uga.edu/nchfp/ (How do I… Freeze? Make Jam and Jelly?) www.foodsafety.wisc.edu. Jams and Jellies. Fruit – fresh, canned, frozen or dried (adds flavor!)

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Making Jams, Jellies and Fruit Preserves

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  1. Making Jams, Jellies and Fruit Preserves

  2. Quiz Time!

  3. Resources for Today • Making Jams, Jellies and Fruit Preserves (B2909) • www.uga.edu/nchfp/(How do I… Freeze? Make Jam and Jelly?) • www.foodsafety.wisc.edu

  4. Jams and Jellies • Fruit – fresh, canned, frozen or dried (adds flavor!) • Pectin – natural carbohydrate that causes fruit to gel • Acid – needed for gel formation • Sugar – preserves jellied fruit, helps form a gel & adds flavor

  5. Fruit • Use just-ripe fruit for best flavor and quality • Mix ripe and unripe fruit if you don’t use added pectin • Overly ripe fruit will taste great, but may fail to set

  6. Pectin • Use natural pectin in apples, plums and grapes • Add pectin to other fruits to ensure a good gel • Add pectin to fully ripe fruit • Liquid and powered pectin are not interchangeable

  7. More about Gels • Dry & powdered pectins for different recipes • Low-methoxyl pectins for low- or no products • Powdered gelatin for refrigerator products

  8. Acid and Sugar • Added acid for success • Measure sugar carefully • Use honey or corn syrup sparingly • Sugar substitutes can be used only in special recipes (refrigerator jelly–www.uga.edu/nchfp OR www.splenda.com/index.jhtml)

  9. Boiling Water Canning….. A MUST for jams and jellies • Helps form a seal • Destroys yeast and mold • Is required for a shelf-stable product

  10. Modifications • No sugar gelatin recipes – keep these refrigerated (don’t freeze or boil) • Freezer jams may not require processing • Follow package directions carefully

  11. When things just don’t work….. • Mold – imperfect seal • Failure to set – too large a batch, incorrect proportions of ingredients • Fading – storage place too warm or too lights; stored too long • Fruit floats – Stir fruit mixture for 5 min before ladeling into hot jars

  12. How Long Does It Keep? • Jams and jellies keep for 1 year if stored in a cool, dark location (but just try to keep them this long!)

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