{"id":20622,"date":"1987-08-05T13:55:39","date_gmt":"1987-08-05T20:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=20622"},"modified":"2017-03-04T13:57:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T20:57:51","slug":"blueberry-syrup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=20622","title":{"rendered":"Blueberry Syrup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have enough to fill the final jar, refrigerate and use within a month.<\/p>\n

6 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
\n2 T. fresh-squeezed lemon juice
\nl tsp. finely grated lemon zest
\n4-5 cups sugar, to taste
\n6 pint-size canning jars and lids, sterilized<\/p>\n

Have boiling water-bath canner ready. Rinse fruit in cold water, removing any stray stems and blemished berries. Drain well. Reserve 2 cups berries. Place the rest in a food processor and pulse briefly (or mash with a potato masher). Place in a 2-quart saucepan with lemon juice and zest. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce to a low simmer and cook 5 minutes. Press cooked berries through a fine-mesh colander using the back of a wooden spoon to push through as much pulp and juice as possible. Discard dry pulp. You should have 4 to 5 cups thick juice. Return juice to pan and add an equal amount of sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer, add 2 cups reserved whole blueberries, and cook 2 minutes. Divide syrup among prepared jars, distributing whole fruit evenly and leaving 1\/2 inch of head space. Wipe any spills from lip of jars. Seal with 2-part canning lids and place in a boiling water bath that covers tops of jars by 2 inches. Boil 15 minutes. Remove jars from bath and turn upside-down for 1 minute. Turn upright and cool. Check seals. Variations: Other berries may be substituted or mixed with the blueberries. Recipe may be cut in half. You may substitute a heat-proof sweetener such as Splenda for the sugar. Syrup can also be put up in half-pint jars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have enough to fill the final jar, refrigerate and use within a month. 6 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen 2 T. fresh-squeezed lemon juice l tsp. finely grated lemon zest 4-5 cups sugar, to taste 6 pint-size canning jars and lids, sterilized Have boiling water-bath canner ready. Rinse fruit in cold water, removing any stray stems and blemished berries. Drain well. Reserve 2 cups berries. Place the rest in a food processor and pulse briefly (or mash…<\/p>\n

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