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My first time making elderberry jelly. I followed the recipe to a "T", and let it sit for 2 weeks and it is real thin like a syrup. What happened and is there anything I can use this for or thicken…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark T Feb 10, 2012.
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Joe Wilson replied to randy savage's discussion Thin Jelly"I have started bottling and selling my elderberry juice as a supplement. I am selling mostly to natural food stores. If you know a store that you think would be interested, please let me know. "
Kathy Boser replied to randy savage's discussion Thin Jelly"Sorry to hear about the pneumonia. I've been using the special syrup recipe I found on-line each time I've felt like a cold was coming on and so far so good. I feel fortunate since the grandkids all had strep and the flu and so far (knock…"
Mark T replied to randy savage's discussion Thin Jelly"Well...apparently Elderberry doesn't help much with pneumonia :/
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Rkw replied to randy savage's discussion Thin Jelly"The exact thing happened to me attempting t make jelly this Fall.
It is still delicious on pancakes and in smoothies, but I wonder what I can do next time to get it to turn out right-like jam?"
Mark T replied to randy savage's discussion Thin Jelly"I add lemon juice to cut the tannicity of the elderberries. Even so I almost always get a batch that just doesn't *take* most every year. Oh well... syrup for colds if nothing else!!!!
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randy savage replied to randy savage's discussion Thin Jelly"Yes Joe, Thank you for the informational tip.
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Kathy Boser replied to randy savage's discussion Thin Jelly"Joe, Thanks for the tip, I'll keep this in mind for this next year."
Joe Wilson replied to randy savage's discussion Thin Jelly"Elderberries have a very low acid level which makes it difficult to jell. I understand adding some lemon juice helps."
randy savage replied to randy savage's discussion Thin Jelly"Thanks Kelly and Kathy for responding. Kelly, I don't know if it was old surejell, I just grabbed it off the supermarket shelf but definitely something for me to keep in mind next time. I think I will be using some for waffles as a syrup and…"
Kathy Boser replied to randy savage's discussion Thin Jelly"The same thing happened to me this year, which was also my first attempt. I reprocessed my with new surejell and found the second attempt to be successful, but a little too thick. We still like the flavor though."
Kelly Barclay replied to randy savage's discussion Thin Jelly"Maybe the surejell was old. This happened to my daughter once. I wasn't present during the making but I think she mixed up the steps.
We use our elderberry "syrup" on icecream, waffles and pancakes. It's…"
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My first time making elderberry jelly. I followed the recipe to a "T", and let it sit for 2 weeks and it is real thin like a syrup. What happened and is there anything I can use this for or thicken it for a jelly. I used surejell and sugar.
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