Nanking cherry jelly

How to Make Nanking Cherry Jelly and what to do if it doesn't work the first time #nankingcherries #preserving #jellymaking #nankingcherryjelly #seasonal

It’s time. The bushes are heavy with ripe Nanking cherries, and the birds haven’t managed to get at them all – Nankings are those small, brilliant red cherries that grow up against their branches, rather than dangle on stems like a Bing or Evans. A kind neighbour took pity on me picking cherries out by the road and brought me a bag she had picked from her back yard. This is what I call being neighbourly. (And yes, she got the biggest jar on her step this morning.) Nanking cherries are…

This prize-winning recipe comes from Beverly Anhorn, a longtime North Dakota state fair competitor. She gets the most flavor from tart Nanking cherries by simmering—not boiling—them for juice.

Making nanking cherry jelly is the natural conclusion to picking the cherries. I have found only two reasonable things to do with the tiny jewels - jelly and syrup. They are tart enough that it requires a determined effort to like them fresh (that very tartness makes incredibly delicious jelly) and so small that pitting them would be very unrewarding. But they do make the most wonderful jelly. Ever. And it is so very pretty. Jelly-making is super simple, a tiny bit boring (stir, stir, stir)…

Today I met someone and sold a bunny, then came home and picked more cherries from the Nanking Cherry tree. I kept picking and picking and picking, I filled at least three bowls. Until #3 came...

Easy sour cherry jelly with a simple method for making tart cherry juice. This recipe uses lower sugar and bernardin pectin, plus it includes safe canning instructions. #sourcherries #jam #jelly #canning

How to Make perfectly sweet and sour ruby red Nanking Cherry Jelly and what to do if it doesn't work the first time.

While checking on a large cherry tree at my Uncle & Aunt’s house that I had partially covered with my Dad I noticed the birds were eating the nanking cherries so I grabbed a container and…

While checking on a large cherry tree at my Uncle & Aunt’s house that I had partially covered with my Dad I noticed the birds were eating the nanking cherries so I grabbed a container and…

Ah, that bowl of cherries on the table at Christmas time – what a quintessentially...