3 1/2 Cups Chokecherry Juice
1/2 Cup Lemon Juice
1 Tbsp. Butter
1 1.75 Oz. Package of Pectin
4 1/2 Cups Sugar
Alternate Recipe
3 Cups Juice
6 1/2 Cups Sugar
2 Pouches Liquid Pectin
Juice: Wash chokecherries in cool running water. Place in stainless steel or enamel kettle. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or until soft. Cool and strain through cheesecloth to produce juice. Do NOT crush seeds
Jelly: Put Juice into sauce pan along with lemon Juice and bring to boil. When boiling, sprinkle pectin into juice and add 1 Tablespoon butter. When boiling add sugar and boil for two minutes. Remove from heat and skim off foam. Fill approximately 6 1/2 pint sterilized jelly jars. Put in a water bath and boil for 20 minutes in high altitudes.
Alternate Directions for Liquid Pectin
Boil juice and sugar hard for 1 minute. Add liquid pectin and boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and skim off foam. Fill approximately 6 1/2 pint sterilized jelly jars. Put in a water bath and boil for 20 minutes in high altitudes. foam and