Homemade Juice (Apple and Grape)

Started in 2025

Haral Red Apples and Grapes from Em

Apples: Remove bruises, stems, and quarter

Grapes: Remove from stems

Directions:

1. Fill 12 Q pot 3/4 with fruit (usually it takes Big Bertha and our tall stock pot)

2. Cover with water and ensure fruit is covered by 2-3" of water

3. Cook down for 20-40 minutes until the fruit is soft

4. Mash with a potato masher, then run through a food mill

5. Filter through a jelly strainer or cheese cloth

6. Pour back into a clean pot and bring heat back up to medium-high. Add sugar to taste (typically a 1:6 ratio of sugar to juice (C) )

7. Stir until all sugar has dissolved and your juice is sweetened to your liking

8. Pour into cleaned and sterilized canning jars with about 1/2 - 1/4 inch headspace

9. Clean rims and place canning lids on top and tighten fingertip tight

10. Water bath/steam canner 10 minutes

Large box from Em is approx 48C juice (yields approx 13 Q once made

Takes approx 4 hours start to finish

Can fit 5 Q in steam canner at one time