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If the jelly does not flow when you turn the jars sideways, as you can see in the photo, it has set...

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Put the lids firmly on the jars and leave the jelly to cool and set. Do not move the jars while the...

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Carefully take the jars and lids out of the boiling water (tongs help), and drain them upside-down on a...

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Here you can see the setting point has been reached. The surface forms a skin on cooling, and it clings...

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After 5 minutes of boiling, turn down the heat and test to see if the setting point has been reached....

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Bring to a vigorous boil and keep on the boil for 5 minutes.

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It looks like a lot of sugar, but it soon dissolves, and the medlar flavour of the syrup will not be...

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I added the same volume of sugar as there was liquid: 16 oz (US, liquid), or about 10 oz (weight) or about 280 g.

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Add the lemon juice to the strained medlar juice. I ended up with just over 16 oz (us, liquid) or 0.5 litres of juice.

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You don't want pips or pulp in your medlar jelly.

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Self-explanatory. You don't need to zest the lemon; this one just happened to have been zested for another recipe.

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Spread a mesh cloth (this is cheese cloth, but jelly cloth is good too) over a bowl and pour in the...

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You can poke the soft fruits open with a wooden spoon or squash them with a potato masher. They should...

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While the medlars stew and the jars sterilize, you can have a rest. Daphne here was exhausted after...

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At the same time, bring a larger pot of water to the boil and sterilize your jars and lids. Small jars are best.

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Cover the saucepan and simmer for 20-30 minutes until fruit becomes soft.

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When the water boils, reduce the heat.

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Now turn on the heat.

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