Sure.jell/certo recipe site

[Wendy]

All of the recipes on the sure.jell site should be ok to use, right? I found some yummy looking recipes that I want to try. One thing I noticed is that most of the recipes say to use fresh lemon juice, but shouldn't we use bottled?

 

http://brands.kraftfoods.com/surejell/sj_recipes.html

[Violet]

Wendy, it depends upon whether the lemon juice is to help with aiding the gel, for flavor or for safety. The ones that are for low acid things, like garlic jelly, zucchini jam, etc. would need bottled to insure acidity for safety.

Just a reminder, bottled lemon juice is either scarce or nonexistent in many places now. I have gotten reports from all over the US and Canada. No bottled lemon juice ! I got some at the store the other day, just to be sure I had some.

[Wendy]

Thanks Violet. I had heard that about the lemon juice. That just seems crazy doesn't it? Thankfully, I have a couple big bottles on hand. That should last me a while.