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["Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>]

Yes, pureeing the fruit gave you too high a fruit ratio.  Also, that elevation will give

A box of pectin weights 1.75 ounces, so a pound is worth a little over 9 boxes.  Buying in bulk I pay about 56 cents  per box equivalent before postage.  If you have an apple tree, you can make your own, which is cheapest yet.  Generally, don’t buy more than a season’s worth, as the pectin can break down and not work as well over time.  I vacuum seal it to extend its life.

You paid $3.50 for 3 boxes?  I see it for over $2 a box.  

 

~ Stephen

Sacramento, CA – elevation 52 feet, our lot 18 feet…

 

From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mark & Helen Angermayer
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:10 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pectin jell

 

Thanks to everyone for all the helpful comments on jamming.  One thing I can take from it is that experience helps a lot. 

 

Stephen said, too much, or too ripe fruit, may have been my problem.  Now that I think about it, the peaches, at least, were pretty ripe.  And I probably did use too much fruit.  The recipe called for a volumetric measurement of chopped peaches.  But since my family doesn't like "chunky" jam, We ran the peaches through a processor to make a puree' and used that in the volumetric measurement instead chopped peaches.

 

I thought the pectin was sort of pricey also.  We bought three boxes and paid $3.50 total.  The pectin yielded 9 pint jars of jam.  That computes to about 60 cents per jar for pectin.

 

Stephen, how many boxes of pectin can you get out of a pound of the bulk pectin you buy?  The website says 1/3 cup = a box of sure jell.  At $5.15 per #, how many boxes can you get out of that pound (I know the rule is a pint/pound the world around, but I've found that doesn't work with dry measurements, they can be much "fluffier" than liquid measurements)?

 

Thanks,

Mark

KS- elevation about 1000'