Hoosier Hill Farm Fruit Pectin, 2LB (Pack of 1)

I was worried that this would not work as well as the little yellow boxes I buy at the grocery store, but I was pleasantly surprised. It worked great AND is much more cost effective. Will be buying more!

Great product and service

This is my favorite brand of pectin, and it comes in a big bag so I don’t have to buy dozens of little boxes. The jam recipe on the back is the absolute best!

I make over 400 jars of jam a year and this pectin works very well. Have not had problems with my jam not 'setting'. Glad I switched from boxed store pectin.

I've never had any brand other than sure gel set up good with the right amount every single time. Every other brand except that I've had to use a little more pectin, but this stuff did do a nice job. I add an additional tablespoon of pectin per recipe so for this stuff a box of sure gel is about 1/3 of a cup. I use 1/ 3 of a cup plus a tablespoon and it does fine. Much cheaper than the sure gel boxes.

I bought this in July of 2023. I had a package of frozen blackberries from 2022 that I needed to use. I've always used Surejel before, but because I was out of Surejel decided to try this, even though best buy date was 11/24. I was a little skeptical about the 6 tablespoons to use according to the recipe, and that it was out of date, but it worked well. Might be a little too thick, but it might just be that I'm not used to it having used Surejel all these years.

1. The bag comes with an adjustable closing band. I prefer to move into canisters, but you do not have to if you do not have the storage jars.2. This is not a "powdered" pectin, but rather a light granulated pectin. It dissolves much easier than the powdered pectins I have used before.3. Use this BEFORE you add your sugar. Bring to boil, then add sugar. bring back to rolling boil for 1 minute. You will need a whisk to incorporate this properly.4. 1/2 pint and pint jars set quickly, usually as soon as they cool. Quart jars can take up to 36 hours to completely set up, but they do. I promise!!5. Make sure you have enough acidity in your juice. Add lemon juice or cider vinegar if you do not have a high acid fruit/juice.Currently, I have used this with jalapeno jam, concord grape jelly, and apple jelly. NO issues!!I make jams and jellies in bulk for sale, and this has worked beautifully for me.Use a slightly heaped 1/3 cup pectin for 4 cups of juice/fruit. Adding 1/2 cup of lemon juice or cider vinegar if needed. Using 7 cups of sugar. I do not make sugar free jams/jellies.I did not add lemon juice to my concord grape jelly and had a soft set, so I will add lemon juice next time, but it is still a good jelly, just a bit softer than what I normally want.Yes, I will purchase this again as I need it.

I got this pectin earlier in June, after seeing the price of pectin in the stores this season. It arrived quickly and is a good price. Now for the issues. For context, I usually make 6-8 types of jam and jelly every year, well over 100 jars in a mix of half-pint and pints (I give them as gifts). I've had my jam/jelly take ribbons at the state fair. I'm not a novice; I've made a bit of jam/jelly in my nearly 60 years of life. I made 24 half-pints of black raspberry jelly and 23 half-pints of peach jam last weekend, and neither set up right using this pectin. Instead of a spreadable jam/jelly, both are more like a sundae topping. I made a PB&J with the black raspberry a couple days later, and it's a good thing I had an apron on, it was slipping right out of the sandwich dripping down the front of me. Don't get me wrong, it was black raspberry jelly, so heavenly good and worth a few stains. But I'm now struggling with whether I pop to tops off 47 jars and redo them, or just tell folks to use them as pancake syrup or ice cream topping. That was my entire crop of black raspberries for the year. Sigh. Maybe if you double the amount of pectin, this might work. I will experiment more with the red raspberries that are next up. I really wanted this to work out, without it becoming a 'test kitchen' situation.