{"product_id":"50-american-beauty-berry-seeds-american-beautyberry-bush-callicarpa-americana-birds","title":"50 American Beauty berry seeds:  American Beautyberry bush Callicarpa americana birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e50 berries Seeds gathered from my farm in Lee Florida.They make a great jam and I have also used them to make wine.American BeautyBerry Jelly RECIPEIngredients1 1\/2 quarts beautyberries (6 cups), rinsed2 quarts water (8 cups)6 cups of sugar3 tablespoons lemon juice1 package of Sure-Jell pectin (1.75 oz)1 6-quart sauce pan1 ladleCheesecloth (or a muslin cloth, or tea towel) – or a large handheld strainer, by pressing the juice out of the berries using a spoon9 - 8 oz. glass canning jars, sterilizedInstructionsWash the beautyberries in a colander to remove unwanted twigs and leaves.Place the 1  ½ quarts of beautyberries into a 6-quart pan. Cover the berries with 2 quarts of water. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil, cooking for 20 minutes. Set aside to let it cool down for handling, about 10-15 minutes.While the berries are boiling, measure 3 – 24” pieces of cheesecloth (or use a muslin cloth, or tea towel), layering one on top of another. Alternatively, if you want to use a large hand strainer by mashing the berries to remove the sauce, that works too.Take a large bowl and place the cheesecloth in the bowl.Next, ladle or pour the boiled berries and juice into the cheesecloth. Pull the ends of the cheesecloth together to form a ball, knotting the top, while squeezing the juice into the bowl. Squeeze the remaining juice out of the ball.Take the remaining juice and place it back into a clean pan. Add: Sure Jell pectin, bring to a boil.Next, add 6 cups of sugar; 3 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice. Continue to cook at a steady boil for another 2 minutes or until the juice begins to thicken, coating the back of a spoon (or reaching 212 degrees with a candy thermometer). I found that the jelly thickened even more after canning, sitting over night.Remove from heat, and skim foam from the beautyberry juice with a spoon.Using a ladle, pour the beautyberry juice into the sterilized jars, securing the lids on tightly.I ship in a regular white envelope with a stamp so that I don’t have to charge $8 per packet of seeds.  This works out fine 99% of the time.  Occasionally the postal service machines damage seeds.  If that happens please contact me and I will replace them.   To ship in a bubble padded envelope counts as a package with the postal service and rates start at $5.15 which just doesn’t make sense since most of my customers only order one packet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sevendecorllc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48065902117022,"sku":"YAM1B6K","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/1647\/2478\/files\/Output_124.jpg?v=1785400473","url":"https:\/\/sevendecorllc.com\/products\/50-american-beauty-berry-seeds-american-beautyberry-bush-callicarpa-americana-birds","provider":"Sevendecorllc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}