So I just made my blackberry/raspberry/mullberry jelly. I'm absolutely
stunned. I didn't know I could make anything that tasted this
incredible. I'm not bragging, I'm just stunned. I can't wait to give
one to Mr. Blackberry as a thank you for the big pail of berries. I'm
looking up all the county fairs to see if I can put a jar in. Can
anybody just do that?

I used the cooked jelly directions for blackberries from the Sure Jell
box pectin insert. It was supposed to make 4 half pints but it made 6
1/4! and I followed the directions to the letter. I even had 1/4 tsp
of juices left over and didn't even put it in.

It's so sweet and so sticky and so luciously ruby colored and one
pinged right when I took it out of the BWB. Thanks Edrena, you were
right about the sugar fixing up those blackberries just fine.

> wrote in message
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> So I just made my blackberry/raspberry/mullberry jelly. I'm absolutely
> stunned. I didn't know I could make anything that tasted this
> incredible. I'm not bragging, I'm just stunned. I can't wait to give
> one to Mr. Blackberry as a thank you for the big pail of berries. I'm
> looking up all the county fairs to see if I can put a jar in. Can
> anybody just do that?
>
> I used the cooked jelly directions for blackberries from the Sure Jell
> box pectin insert. It was supposed to make 4 half pints but it made 6
> 1/4! and I followed the directions to the letter. I even had 1/4 tsp
> of juices left over and didn't even put it in.
>
> It's so sweet and so sticky and so luciously ruby colored and one
> pinged right when I took it out of the BWB. Thanks Edrena, you were
> right about the sugar fixing up those blackberries just fine.

Yeeehaa! Which is Texan fer "you go girl." Or whatever you is. We hardly
ever get berries out here in the desert. But the Texas Nacadoches fresh
blueberries are in and on sale. They are the exception to my frozen berries
rules. The frozen blueberries seem to have an awful tough skin. Looking
forward to Barb's Boozeberry Jam.
Last year I made Boozeberry, blueberry and blackberry all the same day and
mixed up the piles. Still sorting that out.
Edrena

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> So I just made my blackberry/raspberry/mullberry jelly. I'm absolutely
> stunned. I didn't know I could make anything that tasted this
> incredible. I'm not bragging, I'm just stunned.

Oh, hell, Snow--brag! "Who tooteth not her own horn, her horn doth not
get tooted."

> I can't wait to give
> one to Mr. Blackberry as a thank you for the big pail of berries. I'm
> looking up all the county fairs to see if I can put a jar in. Can
> anybody just do that?
>
> I used the cooked jelly directions for blackberries from the Sure Jell
> box pectin insert. It was supposed to make 4 half pints but it made 6
> 1/4! and I followed the directions to the letter. I even had 1/4 tsp
> of juices left over and didn't even put it in.

Did it foam up much? My blackberry jelly had about 1/3" of foam on it
when I poured it from kettle to my pouring pitcher. Pretty pink color.
:-)
>
> It's so sweet and so sticky

Define sticky.
(And ignore my request for a description of Sticky Rubies in my other
post).
Good jelly is clear and firm and maintains the cleaved edge, while still
being spreadable. Gummy isn't so good. :-)

Go, Snow! Let us know what color ribbon you get for it, yeah? Blue is
always good. '-)
--
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is being updated quite regularly now.
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'Always in a jam. Never in a stew.'" - Evergene

> wrote in message
...
> So I just made my blackberry/raspberry/mullberry jelly. I'm absolutely
> stunned. I didn't know I could make anything that tasted this
> incredible. I'm not bragging, I'm just stunned. I can't wait to give
> one to Mr. Blackberry as a thank you for the big pail of berries. I'm
> looking up all the county fairs to see if I can put a jar in. Can
> anybody just do that?
>
Congrats on the lovely jelly!

In terms of entering the jelly in county fairs, you'll have to check with
each fair. Around here they are all restricted to residents in that county,
but in some areas AIUI it's open to anyone who wants to participate.

Check for other local fairs, too. We have one in Sandwich, Illinois, that I
might enter this year -- I think they are an "open to anyone" fair.

You might have missed the cutoff date for submitting entry forms, so check
your local county first in case the date is fast approaching. I had to get
my form and check in to my local fair in June for the fair which was a week
or two ago.

If you do enter the jelly, be sure to let us know how well it did. We
Ribbon Whores are always interested in cheering for each other.

Anny

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:31:24 -0500, "Anny Middon"
> wrote:

> wrote in message
.. .
>> So I just made my blackberry/raspberry/mullberry jelly. I'm absolutely
>> stunned. I didn't know I could make anything that tasted this
>> incredible. I'm not bragging, I'm just stunned. I can't wait to give
>> one to Mr. Blackberry as a thank you for the big pail of berries. I'm
>> looking up all the county fairs to see if I can put a jar in. Can
>> anybody just do that?
>>
>Congrats on the lovely jelly!
>
>In terms of entering the jelly in county fairs, you'll have to check with
>each fair. Around here they are all restricted to residents in that county,
>but in some areas AIUI it's open to anyone who wants to participate.
>
>Check for other local fairs, too. We have one in Sandwich, Illinois, that I
>might enter this year -- I think they are an "open to anyone" fair.
>
>You might have missed the cutoff date for submitting entry forms, so check
>your local county first in case the date is fast approaching. I had to get
>my form and check in to my local fair in June for the fair which was a week
>or two ago.
>
>If you do enter the jelly, be sure to let us know how well it did. We
>Ribbon Whores are always interested in cheering for each other.
>
>Anny
>
I missed 2 county fairs, but I made the Maryland State Fair, and I can
still enter the only other county fair left this year. I put in Mint
Jelly, Carrot Relish, and the jelly.

I was at the Howard County fair Sunday, checking out all the entries,
and my B+B pickles looked so much better then the other entries I was
surprised. They were almost all dark, limp, sad looking. I;m thinking
about entering pickles in the last county fair left in the fall.

I think I'd like being a Ribbon Whore... LOL

snow