I've been searching for 8 months now (without success) & thought I'd see if any of you good folks out there can help. I'm looking for recipes for jams & jellies that use White Grape or Apple juice concentrate as their 'only' sweetener. This is very important to a lot of people as I have a little business "Off the Grid", and lots of customers who are concerned with sugar, natural or artificial. Hope to hear from YOU soon.

-- Joyce M. (djnorthwoods@csonline.net), March 15, 2002

Answers

Suagar is sugar. Of course, customer's perceptions are what says "no sale", but have you considered date sugar, which although expensive is available as a sugar, and is all derived from fruit?

-- Don Armstrong (darmst@yahoo.com.au), March 15, 2002.

If you try the sugar-free pectin (NOT the low-sugar pectin!) you will find that you can make up something that tastes good, then just add the pectin and jell. Also, with sugar-free pectin you DO NOT have to add lemon juice unless you want to to "brighten" the taste, so not as much sugar is required. I personally make a good peach jam using no lemon juice and only 1/3 of the sugar you would usually use, and it is good. Very fruity. I also add peach pie spices to it and sold it as "spicy peach" Because of the lower sugar content these jams MUST be refridgerated after opening!

-- Terri (hooperterri@prodigy.net), March 15, 2002.

Are you looking for a way to get your jam and jellies to set up without adding tons of sugar that commercial pectins call for?

-- BC (desertdweller44@yahoo.com), March 15, 2002.

I recently found a book on Half.com called "Canning and PReserving Without Sugar" by Norma Macrae. It's just what you're looking for, I think.

-- Christina (introibo2000@yahoo.com), March 15, 2002.

http://www.recipesource.com/misc/canning/00/rec0035.html

There sure are lots available....http://www.google.com/search? hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859- 1&q=fruit+juice+sweetened+jam&btnG=Google+Search

Pick through these links... http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859- 1&q=fruit+juice+sweetened+jam+recipe

-- Peace and Carrots Farm (wsm311@aol.com), March 16, 2002.