"William R. Watt" wrote:
>
> This year I've discoverd a new way to crush fruit for jelly. After the
> fuit has simmered in the pot and is soft I crushed it with a wine bottle,
> slowly pushiing the bottom of the wine bottle down into the pot of
> softened fruit and crushing it against the bottom of the pot. I have to go
> slow to avoid splashing the hot mixture but it's very effective and
> crushes all the fruit in a short time.
>
> --


I'd be leery about possibly chipping the bottom of the bottle
and getting glass chips in the fruit. A potato masher does
the job well and 25 cents buys one at a Salvation Army or other
second hand store.

gloria p