A Winter Jelly

Ingredients

• 1/2 peck Tart apples (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))
• 1 quart Cranberries
• 4 cups Water (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))
• 1 cup Granulated sugar (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))

Instructions

1. 1Combine the tart apples and cranberries in a large pot. Add cold water to cover the fruit.
2. 2Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 1 hour, or until the fruit is softened.
3. 3Strain the cooked fruit through a jelly bag, without squeezing, to collect the juice. You should have about 3 pints of juice.
4. 4For each cup of juice, add 1 cup of sugar. Heat the sugar in the oven until warm. Add the heated sugar to the juice and bring to a boil. Boil for 20 minutes, skimming off any foam that forms.
5. 5Pour the hot jelly into sterilized glasses. This recipe should fill about seven glasses.