This recipe is the perfect fix to remaking the ideal soft jelly!

 

Ingredients

Jams or jellies that are too soft may be the result of a number of factors such as:

• overcooking the fruit when extracting the juice 
• using the incorrect proportions of sugar and juice 
• undercooking 
• using overripe fruit 
• doubling the recipe

 

Directions

Measure jelly to be recooked. Work with no more than 4 to 6 cups at a time. 

 

To Remake With Powdered Pectin

For each quart of jelly, mix 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, 2 tablespoons bottled 
lemon juice, and 4 teaspoons powdered pectin. Bring to a boil while stirring. Add 
jelly and bring to a rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Boil hard 1/2 
minute. Remove from heat, quickly skim foam off jelly, and fill sterile jars, leaving 
1/4-inch headspace. Adjust new lids and process as recommended in Table 1. 

 

To Remake With Liquid Pectin

For each quart of jelly, measure 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons bottled lemon 
juice, and 2 tablespoons liquid pectin. Bring jelly only to boil over high heat, while 
stirring. Remove from heat and quickly add the sugar, lemon juice, and pectin. 
Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil hard for 1 minute. Quickly skim 
off foam and fill sterile jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Adjust new lids and 
process as recommended in Table 1. 

 

Table 1. Recommended process time for Remade Soft Jellies in a boiling-water 
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Source: National Center for Home Food Preservation at http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_07/remake_soft_jelly.html