It is much warmer here this morning, 54° compared to 43° yesterday. The high is supposed to be around 70°.
The question now is what on earth was I thinking........way too many beans.
After cooking the cores and peelings until they were soft, I drained all the juice from them using my hands to gently press in the colander. I ended up with 7 cups of juice, exactly what the jelly recipe calls for.
I did use some old pectin just because I had it, but I don't think I would have needed it. It sure speeds up the process though.
I pressed the remaining mass through my food mill and got 48 oz. of nice sauce or pulp. I used an equal amount of sugar and added some cinnamon and cloves and began cooking it down in the much used maslin pan. I probably reduced it by half.
I decided to make the jelly even though it was getting pretty late in the day.
Here is what I ended up with from the 'waste' of the peels apples:
Yesterday turned out to be a very long day.
First I researched and found that the vanilla beans store the longest in an air-tight container in a cool, dark place.
I realized that the came in a vacuum sealed bag so I did the same thing. I used the Food Saver and froze 12 beans to a pack. I bought so many because of the price break and the fact that I had points on my Amazon credit card that paid for the entire order. I didn't even know I was accumulating points....what fun!
The question now is what on earth was I thinking........way too many beans.
After cooking the cores and peelings until they were soft, I drained all the juice from them using my hands to gently press in the colander. I ended up with 7 cups of juice, exactly what the jelly recipe calls for.
I did use some old pectin just because I had it, but I don't think I would have needed it. It sure speeds up the process though.
I pressed the remaining mass through my food mill and got 48 oz. of nice sauce or pulp. I used an equal amount of sugar and added some cinnamon and cloves and began cooking it down in the much used maslin pan. I probably reduced it by half.
I decided to make the jelly even though it was getting pretty late in the day.
Here is what I ended up with from the 'waste' of the peels apples:
Right in the middle of the jelly-making, our new neighbor stopped by to see if a stray cat that had wandered to their place and stayed was one of ours.We invited her in and she followed me into the kitchen. I wish you could have seen the mess! If you have ever canned or make jelly, you know what I mean.
She sat down and stayed for two hours....she's a talker and so am I and sometimes DH, so we enjoyed it.
I didn't even care about me mess but it was distracting trying to finish the jelly! I ened up with not sealing a few jars and will store it in the extra fridge.
It was 8 PM when she left. Her husband actually drove up looking for her! She is maybe a little younger than our daughter and has the charm of the South. I didn't notice an accent though. Maybe not far enough south.
They are from Raleigh, NC. but she grew up in Maryland.
I did a cursory cleanup and quit for the day.
Oh, man! You work circles around me! What fun to make good use of those apple peelings. What was it you made with the vanilla beans that you put into the jelly?
ReplyDeleteHave you ever made vanilla sugar? I am trying it now. I can't wait to make a peach pie using it.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy this Missouri fall weather!
(I'm north of you, Jefferson City )