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Freezer Jam Too Thin

I make sugar free freezer jam: 2 cups blackberries, 1 cup cold water, and a 3-oz package sugar free Jello. It tastes great, but is too thin. Can I add "no cook freezer jam fruit pectin" to thicken? Thank you.

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Does Rainy Weather Affect Homemade Jelly?

Can I make jelly in rainy weather?

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Making Jelly from Fruit Juice

I would like recipes for jellies made from storebought juices, like cranberry, blueberry, kiwi, etc.

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Strawberry Refrigerator Jam

I am looking for a recipe for refrigerator strawberry jam.

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Making Jelly From Juice?

I'm wondering if anyone has tried making blueberry jelly from Ocean Spray blueberry juice? Blueberries are very expensive this year and I thought this might be a cheaper alternative, I know you can make jelly from the cranberry juice.

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Blueberry Jam Turned Out Hard

I have just made my first attempt at blueberry jam, the old fashioned way without using pectin. It has gone so hard that I am thinking of reheating it and pouring it onto a baking sheet to make boiled sweets.

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Jelly Did Not Set Up

How can I fix jelly that does not set up after it is done?

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Can I Freeze Peppers for Making Jelly Later?

I have a lot of peppers that I want to make into jelly, but not right now. Can I freeze them and make jelly later? If so, what would be the best way to freeze the peppers?

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Using Up Jam That Didn't Set Correctly

I stumbled on this site because it offered several remedies to fix my too thin jellies/jams. I am not a big recipe follower; always "knowing" that something else would taste great in the recipe.

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Freezer Jam Information

There have been a couple of people asking this month about freezer jam and jelly, or easy in general jam and jelly recipes. So I thought this link would be a good share with the entire ThriftyFun Family for easy reference.

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Making Grape Jam or Jelly

Has anyone tried making grape jam or jelly from fresh store-bought grapes?

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Making Apple Butter

Peel and slice enough apples to fill a heavy six quart pan. Cook rapidly, stirring frequently, until apples are soft; then cook slowly, stirring constantly. When the mixture begins to thicken, add spices and sugar.

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Does Rainy Weather Affect Making Jam and Jelly?

Is it true that jelly and jam will not set when it is raining? I will be using commercial pectin.

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I Forgot the Lemon in My Canned Jelly

What will happen if I forgot to add lemon in my canned jelly?

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Making Apple Jam

Can someone tell me how to make apple jam. Not apple butter, apple jam.

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Pear Preserves

Please tell me why pears are not sold as preserves, jam or any other form of spread in the grocery store.

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Jelly Is Too Thin

My jelly is too thin, can I recook it? If so, how?

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Peach Jam Is Liquidy

I recently made several batches of peach jam. In one batch all the jars had a peachy color liquid layer at the bottom of about 1/2 inch. Also the jam is a slightly liquidy. Is the jam edible and what happened?

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Redoing Blackberry Jelly

I had to do my blackberry jelly over again. I don't think it is going to take again. Can I redo it? If yes, do I do it the same way or some other way?

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