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Old 04-09-2011, 03:33 PM posted to rec.food.preserving,rec.gardens
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zxcvbob wrote:
Mimi wrote:

OMG, that is such a shame...glad you were able to get some though...


Thanks. I juiced these tonight and I think I got just enough to make
one batch of jelly if I use Certo. (I could just add sugar and boil it
down, but that wouldn't yield very much.) I got about 6 or 7 cups of
juice but it's watered-down a bit from the steam juicer. I'll boil that
down to 5 cups to get it back to full strength then make the jelly.

One batch of jelly is easily a year supply, it just doesn't give me any
extra to give away :-( I guess I can make plum or apricot jam for that...


You can plant your own crabapple tree(s). You'd also get a lot more
and much superior fruit from a tree planted in good soil rather than
surrounded by pavement, that you water, fertilize, prune, and tend to
yourself.