Canning Grape Jelly (Concord Type)

5 Cups of prepared juice
1 Box Sure-Jell
7 Cups Sugar (3 pounds).

Measure sugar and set aside. Mix Sure-Jell with juice in pan.
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Bring quickly to a hard boil, stirring occasionally.
At once add sugar.
Bring to a full rolling boil (a boil that cannot be stirred down).
Boil hard for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Skim off foam with metal spoon.
Pour into jars.
Wipe rim with clean damp cloth.
Place lid on and screw band on tightly.
Invert jar and set on newspaper. When sealed stand upright to cool.
Recipe should yield 8 cups Jelly.
You can double recipe but you need two people to keep the timing prompt.

Elise,

When this recipe calls for prepared juice do they mean something like Welch's Grape juice?

Welch's, Kathy's favorite !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D :D :D
Could we use white grape ??????? I think that might be different !!!!

Ellise, will that be all there is to sealing the jars????????
Will it keep on the shelf or do I have to keep refrigerated ???????

Lori, you can use white grape juice too, just watch the sugar content you may want to add more or less sugar depending on your tastes. And yes, the jars will be sealed and can be stored on the shelf.

If a jar isn't sealed (the pop-up botton on the center of the lid will be up, down is sealed) Do Not Push The Button Down!! You have to let it seal on it's own. If it is only 1 jar, put it in the fridge and use that one first. If it is many jars, you can empty them into a large pot and bring to a boil again. Rewash the jars and use NEW lids.

Here are a couple of reasons for jars not sealing:

1) Chip on the rim of the jar. The seal cannot be made with an air pocket.

2) You did not wipe off excess jelly (or whatever you are canning) around the rim of the jar before placing lid on. Same as before, this stops the seal from being made.

3) Your jars must be the same temp as the product you are canning. You have to keep them in a pan of boiling water and fill them One at a time! I also heat (not boil) a small pan of water for my lids. It helps the rubber seal expand, and as the jar cools it will seal.

4) Don't forget, you must leave 1/2 inch of air space at the top of the jar. Do not have the product up in the top, flat portion of the jar. For some jelly jars you will have to eyeball the 1/2 inch.

To make jelly this way is very easy. You could make this in about 1 hour or less! Have fun, I'll answer any questions you have as this is the way I learned how to can.

I forgot, you can also MIX different juices. You could make cranberry-grape or whatever you want, experiment! The recipe will always be for 5 cups of juice. Citrus juices will not work, i.e. orange and grapefruit. It must be bottled juice.

Thanks for the recipe! I've made strawberry Jelly but not grape! I'll give it a try :)

Thanks Diana and Ellise !!!!!!!!! I would love to try some of these, experimenting would be fun ! I have always been afraid of canning, this would be a good place to start ! Thank you so much !!!!!!!!!!!! :D

I love this recipe, I think I can make it! I will have to use my Welch's ;) , I love it. We go through lots of jelly in the summer when the kids are out of school, they make biscuits with butter and jelly for breakfast.

Ellise, thanks for posting this!

Diana, thanks for the great tips, I really appreciate them:D .