Peach Jelly Flop
February 16, 2012 at 1:52 pm 8 comments
I tried my hand at canning again today…this time, peach jelly. All my jars sealed this time but my jelly is not drool worthy. My sugar sank and my peaches floated 
I think my mistake was that my fruit was not ripe enough…according to the little troubleshooting section in the back of my ball blue book, if your fruit floats it’s a sign the fruit was underripe. I have more peaches left over so I am going to wait a couple of days and try again. If anyone has additional pointers–feel free to shoot them my way!
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Entry filed under: canning. Tags: canning, cooking, fail, food, peaches.
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soididitmyself | February 17, 2012 at 12:33 pm
Crud! I started canning last fall (with help). We have lots of blackberry bushes so I was thinking of trying to do something with them this year!
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lilmommacass | February 17, 2012 at 2:34 pm
There is a jelly with rasberries, blackberries and blueberries that I found online somewhere and it looks soooooooooo yummy…lemme see if I can find it.
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lilmommacass | February 17, 2012 at 2:39 pm
I think the berry jam can be found on the tasty kitchen under triple berry jam…also, I found this recipe that looks amazing if you like cheesecake–http://www.ivillage.com/lemon-blackberry-cheesecake/3-r-408025
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soididitmyself | February 17, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Wow thanks!! That sounds great!
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Alicia | February 18, 2012 at 9:51 am
Looks like you didn’t cook this nearly long enough. Do you have a canning book? I would highly recommend the Ball Blue Book. It is inexpensive, comprehensive, and the recipes are all accurate. It might be that the recipe you were using had inaccurate or vague instructions. Once you do enough canning, or read more about canning, you will be able to determine the proper gelling of your jelly. Have you tried using commercial pectin in your jelly? I find it very easy for beginner canners to ensure a properly set product.
Reading the Ball Blue Book should also help you with tips on ensuring your jars seal, or what to do if they don’t.
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lilmommacass | February 27, 2012 at 7:09 am
Yes, the ball blue book was the book I used for the recipe and I checked the troubleshooting section in the back as well. It says based on my problem, it was because the fruit wasn’t ripe enough.
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Alicia | February 27, 2012 at 7:32 am
I guess weird things can just happen sometimes – sorry!
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lilmommacass | February 27, 2012 at 7:41 am
Oh yes, and the pectin apparently you have to be very precise on your measurements and I eyeballed my measurements like a dummy so that may also have had something to do with it. I’m gonna try again–I bought some beautiful strawberries yesterday!