Spiced apple jelly recipe please

[tezza]

I have today acquired two great big bags of apples from a colleague's garden, and somebody asked me what I was going to do with them all. I'm not quite sure yet, but she suggested spiced apple jelly, which sounds yum!

Did a quick Google search and there are a few, but would like a T & T recipe if anyone has one, as I have now promised to bring some into the office.

Thanks in advance!

[MrsWWoof]

I've done various apple based jellies:

Apple & Red Chilli
Apple & Mint
Apple, Mint & Red Chilli

[Kavey]

Don't forget the wonderful Simply Relish apple and chilli jelly that Ann shared on my blog:

http://www.kaveyeats.com/2010/10/simply ... -with.html

[tezza]

[4dogsagain]

Ccok a couple of cinnamon sticks with the apples, or..
As a chunk of ginger cut into large-ish pieces.

[karadekoolaid]

Spiced Apple Jelly
( Taken from " Farmhouse Fare" - 1947)
" Tiny, rosy cheeked apples will do for this. Put the apples in a pan and barely cover with water; cook until pulpy (? I'd guess an hour or so!). Strain all night through a jelly-bag ( and I'd also suggest smashing up the apples prior to pouring them into the jelly-bag).
To every pint of juice, add 1lb of preserving sugar and 2 cloves. Tie the cloves in a muslin cloth and lift out after boiling the juice rapidly for 30 minutes. ( Makes sense to me).
If I wanted to spice it up a bit more,I might add a little bit of cinnamon, a chunk of fresh ginger and a piece of nutmeg or mace to the muslin bag.

[Mamta]

I also make an apple and chilli jelly, it is nice on toast as well as with chicken etc. Hope your jellies turn out well tezza

[Mamta]

Hello fcq
I have the answer finally;
This is the way the koftas are made, using any seasonal vegetable like courgettes/cabbage/cauliflower/bottle gourd etc.; http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/recipe_dis ... p?id=13409 I guess you coud=ld even make potato koftas. The only difference is that one dry, stoned plum is placed in the centre of each kofta as you roll it and then they are deep fried. The slightly sour and sweet taste as you bite into it is delicious. If you have tiny plums, you could even put the fresh one in the kofta.
If you are interested, I will write it down for you, as long as I don't loose the copyright by publishing in this book LOL!

Mamta

[tezza]

I am going to make my apple jelly today. I bought a pair of tights yesterday just for this very purpose. Crikey tights are expensive! I might have to invest in a jelly bag!

[Kavey]

Mum, you posted that on the wrong thread, I've copied it across to FCQ's plum thread for you.

[Mamta]

Oh dear! Was doing too many thing simultaneously this morning, too many windows open at once! I wonder how many other mistakes I made !

[tezza]

I am just about to get Ann's apple jelly recipe on the go.

Apples are a-bobbing and tights at the ready!





Will report back once strained/set.

[tezza]

Artistic knife shot.



Apples simmering and equipment all ready to go.



Pulp straining.



Here a bit of pulp straining and some more to strain and some juice.



Tomorrow will be sugar and lemongrass and chilli time.

[tezza]

It is made.



The fascinating thing was how once over the heat it went from a very clear juice to very cloudy and then back to crystal clear again! I think maybe I should have chopped the chilli a bit finer. The house smells divine. From just under 2 litres of juice I reaped seven large jars and twelve tiddler jars and there was still enough for one more large jar but I ran out of jars.

Hoping it tastes as good as it smells and sets well.

[Mamta]

It looks lovely tezza .

[miss mouse]

Yes, doesn't it.

Oh dear, now I will have to use up some of the apple glut making this

[tezza]

I dropped some small jars off at my mum's/sister's this evening and waiting for a report back on how it tastes. I absolutely loved making this. It took up most of my weekend. Very theraputic. I recommend it for anyone with an apple glut.