Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Horchata

Quart Milk
1/2 can evaporated milk
1/2 can sweetened condensed milk
    rice milk
1 tsp vanilla
 lots of ice
cinnamon for on top

blend all together and sprinkle cinnamon on top

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Cherry Almond Jelly

3 1/2 C Tart Cherry Juice (can use cherry Juicey Juice, but will be sweeter)
4 1/2 C sugar
1 box pectin
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 - 2 tsp almond extract

Bring 1 C juice, vanilla and Almond to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Add rest of juice and pectin and bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Add Sugar, stir well and bring to a full rolling boil. Boil for 1 1/2 minutes. Pour into jars, seal and process 10 minutes in hot water bath.

makes 7 1/2 pint jars

Cranberry Grape Jelly

3 1/2 C Concord Grape Juice
3 1/2 C Cranberry Juice- unsweetened
9 C sugar
2 boxes pectin

mix in large pot
3 1/2 C  Concord grape juice*
3 1/2 C unsweetened Cranberry Juice
9 C sugar
Bring to a boil and add:
2 boxes pectin
Bring to a rolling boil for 1 minute take off heat
Add 1 tsp butter to get rid of foam
put in pint or 1/2 pint jars and process in water bath 10 minutes

makes 14 1/2 pint jars

*make sure to strain grape juice through cheese cloth and sieve to remove sediment so crystals will not form in jelly (grape juice should be made day before or older)