Oregon Grapes

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Oregon Grape Jelly

• Pick and wash 3 quarts of Oregon grape berries.

• Place berries in a large pan, covering with water. Boil 10 minutes, then mash and boil 5 minutes longer.

• Strain through several layers of cheesecloth to remove the seeds and skins.

• Measure juice (I extracted about 8 cups of juice from 3 quarts of berries). Return juice to kettle and boil 10 minutes.

• Add 3/4 as much sugar as juice (I added 6 1/2 cups sugar). Stir until sugar is dissolved. Boil rapidly until liquid sheets from a spoon (I boiled about 8 - 10 minutes).

• Add I pkg Pectin to 4 cups juice

• Remove from heat, skim at once, and pour into hot, sterilized jars (I filled 12 of the 1/2 pint size jelly jars). Adjust lids and process 5 minutes in a boiling water canner.