Michigan
State University Extension
Preserving
Food Safely - 01600361
10/13/97
2 packages or 2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
1 quart unsweetened apple juice
2 tablespoons unsweetened lemon juice
2 tablespoons liquid sweetener
Food coloring, if desired
In a saucepan, soften gelatin in apple juice and lemon
juice. Bring to a rolling boil, dissolving gelatin; boil 1
minute. Remove from heat. Stir in liquid sweetener and food
coloring. Pour into hot sterilized (see directions below)
jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Seal. Store in
refrigerator. Yield: about 2 pints. 1 tablespoon=8
calories.
*This recipe courtesy of Ball Blue Book, Ball Corporation.
Sterilization of Empty Jars
To sterilize empty jars, place them right side up on the
rack in a boiling-water canner. Fill the canner and jars
with hot (not boiling) water to 1 inch above the tops of the
jars. Boil 10 minutes at altitudes of less than 1,000 feet.
At higher elevations, boil 1 additional minute for each
additional 1,000 feet elevation. Remove and drain hot
sterilized jars one at a time as filled.
