Apple jelly failure

[beetiger]

I do not seem to be able to make apple jelly this year. I have tried to make several batches, and although one came out just fine, the rest haven't jelled and have just turned into hard-candy in a glass jar, of pretty much no value. Today's failed as well, but at least this time I've had the foresight to pour it on a silicon baking sheet and I'll hopefully have honey-apple-jasmine candy, in eadible pieces, not stuck in a glass jar.

But I'm really really confused. I've been doing this for years, and I've never had a batch fail before, and this is the fourth time. I must have forgotten something in the last two years, but I really can't figure out what.

I'm sad and confused by this.

Comments

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

yeah. Cook pumpkin for a while, puree, add sugar and spices, cook a whole lot more. :)

[ladyperegrine.livejournal.com]

I'm never sure how to get the peel off the pumpkin correctly, which part is eaten, the stringy goop around the seeds or the meat - and if the meat, how it comes off the peel. I've tried reading recipes, but I still end up confused.

But...yum...pumpkin butter sounds divine.

[djinni.livejournal.com]

I'm learning how to cook, so I should try. The jar I bought is almost gone :d