How To Make Homemade Backyard Jelly!! So Good!!! American Beautyberry Jelly

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This is an easy recipe made with berries that you might just find in your own backyard! Glorianne also gives an update on her triplet pregnancy! Follow her on instagram @Wildtech_Girl

American Beauty Berry Jelly
Ingredients
* ~6 cups beautyberries, washed and cleaned of stems and leaves
* 8 cups water
* 1 envelope Sure-Jell pectin
* 4 cups sugar
Instructions
1. Rinse beautyberries
2. Put beautyberries in large saucepan (6qt) and cover with water
3. Heat to boiling
4. Boil for 20 mins, watch for boil over
5. Strain through food mill making sure to mash berries to get all the juice out. If you don’t have food milk just use strainer and 2 layers of cheesecloth, scooping out stuff as needed
6. Place 3 cups of the liquid back in saucepan (save rest for second batch)
7. Bring to a rolling boil again
8. Add 1 envelope of Sure-Jell, stir constantly to dissolve and return to rolling boil
9. Add 4 1/2 cups sugar, stir constantly to dissolve and boil for 1 minute - watch for boil over!!!
10. Remove from heat
11. Skim off foam with flat spatula
12. Pour jelly into sanitized jars using small ladle with funnel to headspace (~1/4")
13. Clean rims of jars carefully with wet rag
14. Use magnet to place lids and rings on jars, tighten by hand
15. If canning, and preserving for later use, Use grabbers to place jars in pot of boiling water
16. Lower rack and let jars boil to seal for 10 minutes. You will hear a popping noise when you pull them out of the water. This is how you will know if sealed.
17. Let jelly set for 12 hours

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