Berry Juices

Instructions

1. 1

   Use fresh, juicy berries such as blackberries, boysenberries, loganberries and raspberries.

2. 2

   Place berries in a large pot.

3. 3

   Crush; and heat until berries are soft and render their juice.

4. 4

   Strain through jelly bag or a colander lined with four layers of cheesecloth into a large bowl.

5. 5

   For a greater yield of juice, twist ends of bag or cheesecloth until most of the juice is extracted.

6. 6

   Measure and return juice to large pot; add 1 to 2 cups sugar to each gallon of juice (or to taste).

7. 7

   Reheat to dissolve sugar.

8. 8

   Pour quickly into clean, hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace; seal.

9. 9

   Process pints or quarts in boiling water bath for 15 minutes.

10. 10

    NOTE: If you want a clearer juice, before adding sugar let juice stand for 24 hours in refrigerator.

11. 11

    Carefully ladle juice into pot without disturbing the sediment; add sugar, then proceed with recipe.