Elderberry jelly with apple pieces

AUTHOR
Pat Ware
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 2
COOK TIME
50 mins
TOTAL TIME
50 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 1
  • 2.5 kg Elderberries
  • 1 tart apple
  • 1 package (500 g) Extra gelling sugar 2 : 1
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Calvados
  • 1 Passing cloth

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash the elderberries and put them dripping wet with stems in a large pot. Cover and simmer at medium heat for 20-25 minutes. Peel and quarter the apple and remove the core.

  2. 2

    Cut the apple quarters into small pieces. Pass the elderberries through a fine sieve or cloth. Measure out 1 litre of juice. Put juice and jam sugar in a pot and mix well. Add apple pieces and Calvados.

  3. 3

    Bring everything to the boil over a high heat, stirring constantly, then let it boil for 1 minute until it becomes bubbly. Remove the pot from the heat and pour the jelly hot into prepared glasses. Close the glasses, place them on the lid for approx. 5 minutes, turn them over and let the jelly cool down until it has become completely firm.

Categories & Tags

Miscellaneousexotic