Kiwi Jelly or Jam?! (Pictures added!)

[vfem]

I would like to make kiwi jelly or jam. Probably jelly due to the seed issue with kiwi.

I have some strawberries to add, maybe like 12 I could juice... but I have 12 kiwis crying out to be something special!

I have offically started offering Jams, Jellies and syrups in my online Etsy store where I bake fresh biscotti... now that I offer more items related to breakfast!

Soon, and probably sooner then I think I need to get a hold of Karenleaf and see how she is feeling about her tea garden. I'm thinking of doing the same, or going into business with someone who makes their own tea and/or coffee to start offering in my store.

Its time to up the business tactics

 

[sparkles2307]

I dont have a recipe but my dad brought me a jar of kiwi jam (jam has the seeds, right?) from New Zealand years ago and I loved it! The seeds were just so perfect in it, there were chunks of the fruit and it was heavenly.

 

[sparkles2307]

Here this looks good:

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
24 kiwis, peeled and mashed
3/4 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
3 apples, unpeeled and halved
4 cups white sugar



DIRECTIONS
In a large saucepan, combine 3 cups mashed kiwi, pineapple juice, lemon juice and apples. Bring to a boil and then add the sugar; stir to dissolve, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove apples, pour into hot, sterilized jars and seal.

 

[vfem]

Yeah, I see a lot asking me to use apples rather then pectin... which is nice... but it depends on what apples cost this time of year.

Maybe I'll end up going that route after all.

Thanks sparkles (you've made me crave the jam more now!)

 

[chills]

vfem i dont know how you do it all .. good luck with you next venture!

 

[patandchickens]

Yeah, I see a lot asking me to use apples rather then pectin... which is nice... but it depends on what apples cost this time of year.

You shouldn't have to buy pectin-type green (unripe) apples -- just find someone with an unsprayed tree you can thin or take solid windfalls from. This is about the right time of year for it, when they're getting towards mature size but haven't ripened yet. An earlier rather than a later variety would be better, all things being equal, but it probalby doesn't make *that* much difference.

Personally I think that leaving at least *some* of the kiwi seeds in there would make a prettier product (if you fuss around to distribute them as it's cooling in the jars), and the crunch might be nice too. I mean, raspberry jam has seeds, right?

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[sparkles2307]

Oh the crunch from the seeds IS nice, you know cuase kiwi seeds have sucha light crisp instead of a crunchy crunch...its almost beautiful to eat it lol

 

[vfem]

JArs are being sanitized as we speak!

Pictures to follow....

 

[vfem]

Here's from the last couple of days, including today's Kiwi Jam and Kiwi Strawberry Jam!

 

[sparkles2307]

Beautiful its making me want a second breakfast right now!!!