I have started to get a lot of fruit - raspberries/red currents/black currents.
I cannot get another freezer as the only spare space is in an outdoor shed, and I tried that last year and suffice to say it didn;t last the cold winter and I lost all my fruit ???
So, I am thinking about bottling fruit... I do not want to use sugar syrup. Can I use plain water or apple juice as commercial canners sometimes use?
I have looked up instructions, but cannot seem to find easy to use instructions for small quantities at a time?
Can you help?
thanks
mat
p.s I will have a heavily laden tree full of plums too as well... I don;t want to lose all this fruit!!!
No help with the Berry things but.........
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Brilliant, thanks Tim ;D You are always a mine of information
Looks like I need (easier) to get a pressure cooker (Prestige seem to go down to 5lbs looking on their website)
mat
okay... I now have some books... but instructions seem to conflict in one manner...
with clip style bottles and using the oven method at 150degrees... do the clips/lids need to be sealed when in the oven or left "ajar"... it specifically states the screw typed should be loose, but what about the clip type?
I will have too many at times to use a pressure cooker...
thanks
mat