I was able to pick a lot of unripe apples from my brother's trees during their early drop. These apples are great for making home pectin for when all the fruits are ready to be canned. Here is a recipe for making homemade pectin.
For pectin:
Ingredients:
Unripe apples
Take your unripe apples and quarter them. Make sure there aren't any worms or borers in your fruit. You don't need to wash them if they were in a good environment. If you're not sure what kind of an environment they were in I would suggest your at least rinse them. Place in pot and add water until it is about 1 inch from the top of the apples. Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, bring it down to a simmer and let cook until the meat of the apples is separating from the skins. Let cool completely, then mash. Put through a strainer or use a towel. Squeeze most of the meat out as you need the liquid and the meat.
Just make sure that your liquid is cloudy and you now have pectin. Store in a container in the fridge or use.
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