Apple and Sloe Jelly
5 lbs Sloes (just ripe)
2 pints Water
2 lbs Cooking Apples
Sugar
1 Bottle Certo
1. Wash the sloes and place in a large pan
with 1 pint of the water, bring
to
the boil and simmer until tender, mashing with a wooden spoon.
2. Strain through a jelly bag or cloth,
collecting the juice.
3. Wash the apples and slice coarsely, do
not peel or core, place in a
saucepan
with the rest of the water and simmer until tender mashing
with
a wooden spoon.
4. Strain through a jelly bag or cloth.
5. Mix the sloe juice with the apple juice
and to every 2 pints of juice add
3
¼ lbs sugar. Mix well and heat slowly,
stirring occasionally, until the
sugar
is dissolved.
6. Add the Certo, bring to a full rolling
boil and boil for 30 seconds.
7. Remove from the heat, skim, pot and
cover in the usual way.