Apple Conserve with Powdered Pectin
Mississippi State Cooperative Extension
4 1/2 cups finely chopped red apples, about 3 lbs
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup raisins
1 package powdered pectin
5 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup chopped nuts
To prepare fruit. Select tart apples. Sort and wash apples. Remove stem and
blossom ends and core; do not pare. Chop apples fine.
To make conserve. Combine apples, water, lemon juice, and raisins in a kettle.
Add pectin and stir well. Place on high heat and, stirring constantly, bring
quickly to a full boil with bubbles over the entire surface.
Add sugar, continue stirring, and heat again to a full bubbling boil. Boil hard
for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add nuts.
Remove from heat. If desired, add 3 or 4 drops of red food coloring. Skim.
Pour immediately into hot, sterile canning jars to 1/4 inch from top. Seal.
Process 5 minutes in boiling water bath. Makes 6 or 7 half-pint jars.