Milford News | 1928-05-25 | Page 5 | Strawberry Jelly with Added Pectin

STRAWBERRY JELLY WITH ADDED PECTIN " Strawberries make good jam or preserves, pre-serves, used whole, but the juice alone will not "jell" like many other fruit juices, because it is deficient in pectin. pec-tin. There is a way of remedying this difficulty, if you are fond of the ' delicious flavor of fresh , strawberries in every form. Pectin may be added, the Bureau of Hume Economics says. You can extract the pectin yourself from apples or citrus fruit, or you can buy the commercial kind.. If the berries ber-ries are especially lacking in acid, 1 t-aspoonful of lemon juice may be added for each cup of strawberry juice just before the jelly test is reached. The lemon juice also helps to keep the bright red color. Directions for making the necessary pectin may be obtained by writing to the United States Department of Agriculture.