On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:20:54 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:
>In article >,
> "Marilyn" > wrote:
>
>> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > In article >,
>> > zxcvbob > wrote:
>> >> I have a Mehu-Liisa or Mehu-Maija, not sure which. My opinion is it
>> >> makes watery-tasting juice (maybe I just never got the knack for it.) I
>> >> get better extraction by chopping the fruit and simmering in water and
>> >> doin' that jelly bag thing.
>> >
>> > Do you use a "real" jelly bag or do you strain through cheesecloth?
>> > I wrote about my experience with Blackberry Jelly on my new canning
>> > blog: http://web.me.com/barbschaller; then navigate to "Yes, I can!"
>> > It's the fifth-most-recent post.
>
>> Oh, Barb, and I thought it was just me that hated that jelly bag
>> contraption. I tried it exactly once and never again. I don't have all day
>> for that. So you just use a few layers of cheesecloth?
>
>Yes, ma'am. Four-six, depending on what I feel like folding. I've also
>used old diapers. :-)
>
>> I think I'll try that. My grapes are producing like crazy this year.
>> Can't remember the variety. It's similar to a Concord but grows
>> better in the Pacific Northwest.
>(snip)
>
>The Mehu-Liisa is great for extracting grape juice, Marilyn.
>A few years ago there was a thread here about someone whose grape jelly
>wouldn't set. I did a lot of research and got a response from "someone"
>at "some" grape growers association or something who said that the
>problem was probably because Concord grapes hadn't been used.
>Apparently there is a reason that Concord grapes are specified on the
>pectin leaflets. THAT said, there are a couple people here who make
>scuppernong jelly, though I don't know what recipe they're using.
>
>FWIW.
I use the Concord grape recipe in the pectin box when I make muscadine
and scuppernong jelly. It usually sets. At least as often as
anything else I make.
--
Susan N.
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