Categories: canning

Ingredients

• 2 quarts elderberries with stems removed
• 2 cups water
• 1 box pectin
• 5 cups sugar

Directions

1. n a sauce pan simmer the elderberries in the water until berries are soft.

2. Strain through a cloth.

3. Be sure you have 3½ cups of juice; if not, pour a little water through the crushed berries.

4. Return the 3½ cups juice to pan.

5. Add pectin to the juice and bring to a boil.

6. Stir in the sugar and bring to a full rolling boil.

7. Boil for 1 minute.

8. Remove from heat, skim and pour into hot sterilized jars.

9. Seal with hot paraffin immediately.

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