Cooked Recipes – Low Sugar or Honey (Other dry* and liquid sweeteners can be substituted for the sugar or honey. See bottom of page for some artificial sweeteners and juice concentrate.)
	Jam		Fruit to Buy Or Pick		How to Prepare Washed Fruit	Measured Ingredients	Ingredients Calcium Water	Yield in cups
	Strawberry Raspberry Sour Cherry		2 qts		Remove hulls; mash berries.	4C mashed berries ½-1C honey or ¾-2C sugar	2t Pectin powder 2t calcium water	4-5
	Blueberry Blackberry		2 qts 1-2 lemons		Remove stems; mash berries	4C mashed berries ¼C lemon juice ½-1C honey or ¾-2C sugar	2t Pectin powder 4t calcium water	4-5
	Sweet Cherry Peach Apricot Plum		3 lbs 1-2 lemons		Pit, chop and mash or peel, pit and mash fruit. Measure 4C mashed fruit Optional: to soften firm fruit, bring to boil with ½C water simmer 5 min. stirring occasionally.	4C mashed or simmered fruit ¼C lemon juice ½-1C honey or ¾-2C sugar	3t Pectin powder 4t calcium water	5
	Orange Marmalade		½ grapefruit 4 large oranges 1 lemon		Peel, seed, remove membrane, finely chop ½ grapefruit and 4 oranges. Scrape the white, then thinly slice the peel from 2 oranges. Bring fruit to boil with 3C water. Simmer covered 20 min. stirring occasionally.	6C cooked fruit juice of 1 lemon 2-3C sugar or 1-1½C honey	3t Pectin powder 3t calcium water	7
Helpful hint: Always stir Pectin into an amount of sweetener That is no more than ½ the amount of mashed fruit or juice Add any remaining sweetener after Pectin is dissolved. (step 5) Jelly
Apple* Crab Apple		3 lbs * 1-2 lemons (sweet apples)		Remove stems and blossom ends. Do not peel or core. Cut in small pieces. Bring to boil with 3C water. Simmer covered 10 min; stir and mash; simmer 5 min. more. Pour into jelly bag. Let drip until juice stops		4 C juice * ¼ C lemon juice (sweet apples) ½-1⅓ C honey or ¾-2C sugar	4t Pectin powder 4t calcium water	4-5
Blackberry* Raspberry		3 qts * 1-2 lemons		Mash berries. Pour into jelly bag. Let drip until juice stops.		4 C juice * ¼ C lemon juice ½-1C honey or ¾-2C sugar	4t Pectin powder 4t calcium water	4-5
Grape		3½ lbs		Remove stems; mash. Bring to boil with ½C water. Simmer covered 10 min. Pour into jelly bag. Let drip until juice stops. Let sit overnight in refrigerator. Strain before using.		4C juice * ¼C lemon juice ½-1C honey or ¾-2C sugar	4t Pectin powder 4t calcium water	4-5
Hot Pepper		bell peppers Jalapeno peppers		Bring 1C finely chopped bell peppers, ⅓C finely chopped jalapeno peppers and 1⅓C vinegar to a boil. Simmer covered 5 min.		Simmered peppers and vinegar 1½C honey or 2⅓C sugar. Stir Pectin into ½C honey or ½C sugar. Add remaining honey or sugar. After Pectin is dissolved. ( step 5)	1½t Pectin powder 2t calcium water	3-4

6. Fill jars to ½” of top. Wipe rims clean. Screw on 2-piece lids. Put filled jars in boiling water to cove Boil 5 min. (add 1 min. for every 1,000 ft. above sea level). Remove from water. Let jars cool. Check seals-lids should be sucked down Lasts about 3 weeks once opened