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Can you substitute honey for the sugar?
Hi, Sandi. We would not recommend making that substitution.
Can this be made without pectin?
Can the pink dandelions be used for Jelly too?
Surely you mean we should measure out 3 pints of dandelion liquid, not 3 cups? Three pints plus the lemon juice, pectin and sugar should fill the 4 pint jars just right.
they are filling 1/2 pint jars, not pint jars so 3 cups liquid would be right.
I found it easier to pull the flower out than cutting off the stem and separating out the green petal shaped portions. I then washed the flowers, as more manageable dry for separation than wet. If someone else has some tips for the separation process, which was the most time consuming part, I would love to hear it. Taste was excellent.
For those who asked, Ball makes a low or no sugar pectin. You can use honey, artificial sweeteners or as I do, less sugar than typical jam/jelly recipes call for. The directions on the inside of the label tell you how to modify the recipes.
Thank you for sharing, Sue!
So I doubled the recipe and used 4 quarts of water. If we only used 6 cups of dandelion juice what should we do with the rest? It seems like we have a lot of leftover dandelion juice!
Thanks!
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