[MoreWhisky]

Thanks Foghorn  my berries are in the jelly bag at the mo so will try that method later 

[hamstergbert]

At HamsterGBert Towers it has been known for crab apple mush to be filtered through a fairly close-weave cotton tea towel when the jelly bag is otherwise occupied, with quite satisfactory results.

However even after an overnight there always seems to be a lot of liquid that can't make it through the jelly bag, muslin sheet or teatowel so I generally end up doing what all the purists insist should never be done and I give it the ol' Spanish windlass squeeze, often to the point where the pulp left behind is solid enough to be tipped out in one cohesive lump!  Seem to have mostly got away with it thus far.


Foghorn-Leghorn, glad you like it, the recipe has served me well so "be, ah say be mah guest bhoy!"   (th-th-th-that's all folks!)  

  

[Foghorn-Leghorn]

I never thought to use a clean teatowel for the apples.  I just did the elderberry one day/night then the apples the next whilst the elderberry waited in a nice clean empty squash bottle.

Interestingly though I'd got some elderberry juice left that I hadn't used and I had left it a few days whilst I decided if I was going to use it or not.  I decided not and asked my other half to tip it down the sink today as he was closest.  I'm glad it wasn't me as when he took the lid off it just exploded!  Elderberry juice everywhere and as you can imagine, it's a beggar to clean off!  Whoops... 

[Madame Cholet]

Going to have ago at the end of the week the rosehip and apple jam set well.

I use the juice for jelly then the left over pulp goes through the seive and into some type of jam or chutney. Blackberry, hedge row, matrimony, rose hip etc.


Leaving just a few pips and fibrours bits in the seive. Saves lots of peeling and coreing ect.
and very little waste.

[MoreWhisky]

Mine got made today , its well nice.

Its set lovely in the jars to  

With the elderflower champagne thats two things ive done with elderberrys this yr  

[V8ACCobra]

Try making some elderberry wine and try not to drink it for a year or two it's gorgeous. HIC!!!

[Jamie Butterworth]

Thanks for the recipe, im going to give it a go this weeekend with the apples kindly supplied by foghorn-leghorn

[Foghorn-Leghorn]

Good luck Jamie - it's really worth doing as it makes a lovely jam 

Was nice to meet you and BizziLizzi last night too  (even if you all did catch me in my running threads  )

[MoreWhisky]

i had some for pudding tonight after my homemade roast tomato soup.

And im sure its got better than last week when i made it.

[Foghorn-Leghorn]

I took a jar into work for a workmate who "wasn't sure she liked elderberries".  She's now a total convert and the jar is sat in the office fridge for her to spread on her toast every lunchtime this week.  Job well done I'd say. 

[Jamie Butterworth]

Good luck Jamie - it's really worth doing as it makes a lovely jam 

Was nice to meet you and BizziLizzi last night too  (even if you all did catch me in my running threads  )

Thanks, im looking forward to making it, wasrealy nice to meet you too

[mumofstig]

I've got my eye on some elderberries, so was looking for a jelly recipe and found this old thread 

I wondered if other people might fancy making it as well, as there seem to be a lot of elderberries this year 

[Madame Cholet]

yes I enjoyed the elder berry and apple jam didn't make any last year though.