Cranberry Juice

Instructions

1. 1

   Bring cranberries and 4 quarts water to a simmer in a large pot.

2. 2

   DO NOT BOIL.

3. 3

   Simmer 5 minutes, or until most berries burst.

4. 4

   Pour berries and juice into damp jelly bag or a colander lined with four layers of clean cheesecloth.

5. 5

   Let juice drip into a large bowl.

6. 6

   DO NOT squeeze the bag.

7. 7

   When you have extracted as much juice as possible from the pulp, return pulp to pot with 2 quarts water.

8. 8

   Simmer 2 minutes.

9. 9

   Pour this pulp and juice through jelly bag again to extract remaining juice.

10. 10

    Place the 2 batches of juice in a large pot.

11. 11

    Add sugar to suit your taste and 1 more quart water.

12. 12

    Heat to dissolve sugar completely, but do not boil.

13. 13

    Quickly pour into clean, hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace; seal.

14. 14

    Process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes.

15. 15

    Yields 6 to 7 quarts.