Apple jelly making question?

[Carmen]

OK we have an apple tree in our yard that makes a ton of small green apples every year. I took a bite of one and it's sour but tastes ok. Can you make apple jelly out of this? I guess what I"m wondering, is it the sugar you add that makes the apple jelly tasty, or do you need to use higher quality apples? It just seems a shame for all these apples to go to waste. Also, if I did make jelly, do I need a canner to seal the jars, or is there some other way to do this without a canner? I just know I won't be able to afford to go buy a canner before the apples all go bad, and it seems stupid to do that since I've never canned anything.

[Violet]

Yes, you need to process the jars, but any deep stockpot with alid and tall enough for the water to cover over the tops of the jars by 1 to 2 inches and still have it boil will work. Put a towel in the bottom or a cake cooling rack, or something or the jars will break.

You can use the tart apples. I think you should read up on this here :

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can7_jam_jelly.html

Oh, if you have an electric stove do not get a ridged bottom canner, it needs to be flat and smooth on the bottom. The ridged are only for gas stoves.