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Redcurrant jelly
Cordon Bleu Preserving
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Course
Condiment
Cuisine
British
Ingredients
Redcurrants
800
g
granulated or preserving sugar to each litre of juice made
Instructions
Gently rinse the redcurrants in a colander before carefully removing the stems and putting the fruit into
Kilner jars
Firmly cover the jars with lids before putting them in to an oven at 300ºF/Gas mark 2 until the juice has run well
Remove from the oven carefully remove the lids and turn out the fruit into a jelly bag or muslin overnight
Measure the juice and take the correct proportion of sugar
Add the sugar to a large heavy-bottomed saucepan or jam pan and warm on a low heat
In a separate pan, heat the juice to boiling point (but don't allow to boil)
Add the juice carefully to the warm sugar stirring all the time until the sugar has dissolved
Pour jelly at once into sterilised jars
Allow to cool before screwing the lids on firmly
Keyword
currants, jelly, preserves, redcurrants