Cardamom Grape Jelly Recipes

GRAPE JELLY

Steps:

• Combine fruit and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook, partially covered, mashing occasionally with a potato masher, until fruit is very soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer mixture to a fine sieve set over a heatproof bowl; let drain without pressing on fruit, 4 hours. Strain again through sieve lined with damp cheesecloth. Measure juice; you will have 3 to 4 cups.
• In a large heavy-bottomed pot, bring juice to a boil. Add 3/4 cup sugar for each cup of juice. Add lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Return to a boil and cook, stirring frequently, 8 to 12 minutes. To test if jelly is done, dip a large metal spoon in, lift it horizontally above pot, and let mixture drip back in. Jelly is done when mixture has thickened slightly and drops of it slide together off spoon in a sheet. (Temperature should register 221 degrees on a candy thermometer.) Skim foam from top.
• Ladle jelly into clean containers, leaving 3/4 inch of headroom. Let cool completely. Cover, label, and refrigerate up to 1 month, or freeze up to 1 year.

CARDAMOM JELLY (IT'S SCANDINAVIAN)

Steps:

• Cook grapes in water in a covered saucepan until soft,about 30 minutes
• Strain mixture through cheesecloth.
• Measure 5 cups of the juice and pour into a 5-quart kettle.
• Add the pectin and cook over high heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a full, rolling boil.
• Boil rapidly one minute, stirring constantly.
• Add sugar and cardamom and boil rapidly again for one minute.
• Remove jelly from heat, skim off foam, and pour into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/2-inch space at the top of each. Seal airtight.

CARDAMOM GRAPE JELLY

Steps:

• Place cardamon in a tea leave holder or cheese cloth.
• Cook grapes and cardamon in water in a covered saucepan.
• Strain mixture through cheesecloth overnight.
• Measure 5 cups of the juice and pour into a 5-quart kettle with the cardamom.
• Add the pectin and cook over high heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a full, rolling boil.
• Brushing sides of pot with a wet pastry brush.
• Boil rapidly ONE minute, stirring constantly.
• Add sugar and cardamom and boil rapidly again for one minute.
• Remove jelly from heat, remove cardamon and discard, skim off foam, and pour into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/2-inch space at the top of each jar. Process in water bath for 10 minutes.