3 cup chokecherry juice
1 package pectin
1 cup white corn syrup
3 cup sugar
Directions
Dissolve pectin in juice. Add corn syrup and bring to boil. Add
sugar and boil 2 minutes. Seal in hot sterilized jars and process in
boiling water bath for
8 minutes.
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NOTES : Billings Gazette 12/27/89 Recipe By
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Servings: 1 servings
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