Buffalo Berry Jelly - buffalo berries

Method

• Wash, sort and stem berries.
• Place in deep saucepan or jelly kettle and bring to a boil, stirring often.
• Simmer for 10 minutes, then mash with a potato masher.
• Simmer an additional 5 minutes.
• Run through a food mill or jelly bag. You may have to mash juice out of the jelly bag with your hands to fully discharge -- there should be about 2 cups of milky juice.
• Measure fruit juice and add boiling water through pulp to make a full two cups. Pour into deep pot, on medium-high.
• Add sugar and stir well.
• Add butter (reducing foaming) and bring to a boil. If adding pectin, do so once it has begun to boil.
• Boil hard for 1 minute while stirring constantly.
• Ladle into hot canning jars, apply lids and rings, and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Jelly will turn darker, ranging from peach to orangey-red as it processes. It will not be clear, but resemble honey.