Blackberry Jelly

Recipe by Jennifer Noble, Granville, Ohio
First place, Jellies (Blackberry Jelly), 2017

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Yield: 6 cups

Ingredients

• 3 ¾ c prepared juice (requires about 2 ½ quarts fully ripe blackberries)
• 1 box Sure-Jell
• ½ t butter
• 4 ½ c sugar

Instructions

• Prepare juice- crush berries. Pour through cheesecloth. Hang over bowl and let drip
• Stir pectin into juice in saucepot. Add butter to reduce foaming. Bring mixture to full rolling boil on high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar. Return to full rolling boil 1 minute stirring constantly
• Ladle into prepared jars. Wipe rims and threads. Cover with two piece lids
• Process in water bath canner 5 minutes