In article >,
wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> >In article
> boutcooking.com>,
> >"brycin" > wrote:
> >
> >> When my first batch of muscadines came in my sis-in-law said she
> >> wanted jelly. Having never made it, I searched the web for
> >> recipes. They all were pretty much the same. I made it today and
> >> it didn't jell. I put a quarter cup in the fridge and it is still
> >> liquid after 10 hours. Not sure what I did wrong. The recipe I
> >> used was at www.jelleyjar.com/kitchen/muscadine. I only had 1
> >> packet of pectin, however. Since most recipes didn't call for any
> >> I thought that would do. Obviously I am new to jelly making. Is
> >> it too late to fix it? Do I have grape juice instead?
> >
> >That's a pretty poor rendering of a recipe, IMO. - It doesn't look
> >like enough sugar for the amount of juice you might get (an
> >unspecified amount at that) - It doesn't say what kind of pectin to
> >use (liquid or powder) - The pectin is never mentioned in the
> >cooking method as to when it's used - You didn't follow the recipe -
> >the amount of pectin is important -- but I still don't know what
> >kind you were supposed to have used.
> >
> >Contact the website owner and see what he/she has to say about it.
> >
> >And/or look up re-make instructions at the NCHFP site. Information
> >is there. <http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/>
> >
> >Sorry I'm not more encouraging.
>
> Glad to see that the "Queen of Jams and Jellies" agreed with my
> evaluation. I checked the Web site and found no address of any kind
> on it. If anyone else finds an address, let me know.
>
> I am going looking for something to make jam or jelly with using
> Pomona's Universal Pectin. Looks like interesting stuff.


:-) Hey, I'm glad *you* agreed with *me*. I noticed there's no
mention of actually using the pectin in that recipe. Ugh, ugh, ugh!
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