Corn Cob Jelly

From: persi

On Oct 6, 2009

This was pretty easy to do (never made jelly) and neat because it's a bit different. I blanched 24 ears of bi-color corn (for freezing), strained the liquid and measured 10 cups (reserved a bit more in case I needed to add it later). After cutting off the kernels I threw the cobs and 10 cups of liquid in the pot but it wasn't enough to cover the cobs! Couldn't find anyone mentioning this so I didn't add more water, just followed the recipe anyway. After boiling for 10 mins I ended up with about 7 cups of liquid so threw some out but since 10 cups wasn't enough to cover the cobs anyway I'd rather have the extra to throw away than add water in step 6. I also did a 10 minute water bath rather than turning the jars upside down. I saved the foam from step 10 and heated in the microwave on high in 30 second intervals (watch it as it boils over easily) so it would become like the other jelly again. I didn't can the foam, just let it cool a bit and put it in the fridge to use up first. It smelled great cooking, definitely reminds me of apples and something I can't quite figure out yet! Finished this 6 hours ago and the stuff in the fridge is set, the canned stuff is not yet but it's still a little warm and I'm confident it's going to turn out (EDIT: All of the jelly set perfectly!). Yield for my (double) batch was 5 pints plus about half a pint from what I skimmed off in foam. My only complaint is this is very very sweet, even for a jelly. I feel like I'm missing out on some subtle flavor due to the high sugar content. I found another (tested, so it's safe for canning) recipe for this that is almost identical except it calls for 3/4 cups sugar, 1/8" headspace and a 5 minute water bath. Next time I make this, I'll start with 3/4 cup sugar and add more to taste.

From: Carrotop

On Jun 19, 2009

Everyone I have given a jar of this to has LOVED it. I ended up using organic sweet corn from the farmers market, worked great. Mine set fine, although it did take about a week to do so. I loved using something I would normally throw away. Thank you for the recipe JQ.

From: Chabear01

On May 16, 2006

What a great recipe. The saying waste not want not came to mind first. I had some frozen corn on the cob sitting in my freezer that had to be cycled out, so after making Gina's Creamed Corn creamed corn, I saved the cobs and made up the jelly. When they said this tasted like honey they weren't kidding, and yes everyone very easy to make...so all you beginners really wanna try this one. The only problem I had is that in following your recipe I found that this makes up into 3 half pints not pints. So next time I make it I will be sure to make up more than one batch.

From: Iron Bloomers

On Jul 22, 2003

This is one of the easiest jellies to make....I am glad I tried it--corn season is upon us! The taste is quite surprising...light, sweet & has a hint of something in the background I can't quite put my finger on--very tasty though. This one is going in my gift baskets...what a nice surprise! Thanks for a Great Recipe!