Recipe of Black Berry Preserves - Food Recipes

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Black Berry Preserves

Recipe By : Key Gourmet CD Rom
Serving Size : 4
Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Canning, Preserves, Etc

Ingredients - Preparation Method:

Fresh well-washed black berries Sugar Mash the berries with a potato masher. Measure the pulp and add one pint of su gar to each pint of pulp. Bring the mixture to a full bubble and cook 30 minut es. Be sure to skim the mixture while it is in the pot, so that the paraffin w ill seal properly. The best skimmer is a wooden spoon. Ladle the preserves in to sterilized jars. Melt paraffin carefully, removing all bubbles with a steri lized spoon. Pour it until it is about 1/4 inch thick on top of each jar of pr eserves. Let it stand and harden. busted by sooz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -