I experienced the same with color differences when I first startd steam juicing a few months ago. I now steam juice all in a large stockpot and attach a small mesh bag (that you can use to cold brew coffee/tea) at the end of the hose. that way every tiny particle that goes through the hose is filtered out and gives a clear juice. Then I reheat the juice collected in the stockpot to a boil and fill my jars and they are all even, then steam can. I use the pulp to make jams, pie fillings, cranberry sauce, etc... no waste!
How nice! If you catch it all together in a large container and give it a stir, before bottling it, you'll have all the jars the same strength. Plus, you won't have to keep squeezing the clamp, if it's removable. Just a thought. 😊
I absolutely love my steam juicer. I buy fruit that's marked down for quick sale, freeze it and once I have lots, it goes into the juicer. I also pour the first 2 cups back in. The juice gets canned the same as you did and, also used for making syrups. Then the fruit pulp left over, goes into the dehydrator, dried fully then powdered. Fruit powders are amazing in yogurt, ice cream, whipped cream, smoothies, etc. 🍓🍇🍒
Great Minds think alike. The other day I did 9 Lbs. of Cranberries in my steam Juicer. I drain the juice into a one gallon pitcher then transfer it to canning jars. I also put most of the cranberry Pulp in a blender with a little sweetener, Pureed it then spread Most it onto dehydrator trays and made fruit roll ups. The remaining pulp I dehydrated and ground into Cranberry Powder, NO Waste. I do the same with other fruits Like pears and apples.
Great job!! Nice looking cranberry juice concentrate!! If you look at the berries when fresh, they are different stages of ripeness. Therefore, this will contribute to your coloring of the juice as it will depend on which cranberries released their juice at which stage. If you want a more consistent juice, combine all of your juice first into big pot or a container with handle and then pour into pints. Regardless, enjoy !
I take 1½ cups cranberries and ½ cup of sugar in a quart jar, add boiling water to 1 inch headspace. Then Water bath for 20 mins. Let sit on shelf for 4-6 weeks before opening
Variation in color is normal with making juice. I was taught by my sweet Amish friend to seal it immediately in the jar after it comes out and leave it- no additional water bathing needed. It is sealed and ready to go. Ours have lasted in our pantry or root cellar for a few years.
When my sister was helping me make apple sauce and butter for Christmas presents, we used our steam juicer to make apple juice from the scraps. We were originally putting the juice straight in the jar, but we noticed it was quite watery. After that we put the juice straight into another pot to steam off some more water so you get a stronger taste. Made for a more consistent canning of juice as well. I can't wait to make cranberry juice next! ☺️
I love the steamer juicers. I even do whole chickens (etc:) with veggies save the broth and enjoy the steamed chicken and veggies. I also juice most fruits grapes etc: in quart jars (a quart jar of juice can produce 6-8 1/2 pint jars of jelly or jam) I also use a strainer for any fine pulp between the spout and the jar. Putting the juice in quart jars (processed) I just make jams and jelly as needed and I don't have so many jars already canned up. Just open a quart when I need some jam, jelly or whatever. Love my juicer cuts down a whole lot of work. Thanx for your videos. PS: Also if you want you can just cover the top of the fruit with a little sugar and it will help draw out the juices.
I steamed cranberries this year. Love the juice in sparkling water with a little stevia. Or mix with grape juice. I freeze dried the pulp and have a nice powder as the end result. But haven’t decided yet how I will use it. Wish I lived close to a cranberry bog to buy them in bulk. Enjoy!
I had the same experience when I canned cranberry juice. I think you'll find the clear one is just juice and the dark one has a lot of pulp. This didn't trouble me at all, and the finished product juice or thick juice will be delicious!
I think I would can up some straight cranberry juice in 1/2 pints to drink straight as a tonic for kidney infections. The rest I would mix with grape juice for a “cranberry juice cocktail”, similar to Ocean Spray.
Love your videos! I am new to canning so really appreciate all the information you share. I had water bath canned jellies before, but will definitely be trying juices & other things. Thank you for sharing! Blessings from NW Florida!
thank you so much for all the amazing inspiration. I recently made cranberry juice. I do not have a steam juicer I just cook them push them through a sieve and then I didn’t water bath them. I just drank it within the next week but I added honey and lemon to mine. It is not as sweet as what you might be expecting. I put in a tablespoon of honey and a half teaspoon of lemon juice for a pint jar so if you want it sweeter, I would say start with 1 tablespoon of honey and add it slowly, but I really preferred the honey to the sugar because it doesn’t have that overpowering sweet taste.
Ha! 😁 I've never heard Cranberries pop! What a hoot. I do have a steam juicer like yours in the original box and THANK YOU for telling me how to use it. I'm waiting until after Christmas sales and will load up on Cranberries for juicing. Awesome!
That is exactly what happened to me with my apple juice. Some were apple juice and some thicker like apple nectar. Both very delicious. I think the fruit breaks much more and makes the juice thicker.
I made the cranberry sauce you made and it is delicious!!! So easy to make!! I Love it !! Better than the store kind!! Thanks for Sharing and God Bless You!!
Might I suggest after watching others... place a 3 or 4 quart sized pot below the drain hose to collect the juice and yes you can and should ladle some back in to the steamer when it just starts to flow. Then from the large collection pot add the sugar and stir in to de-solve it. THEN ladle into jars while also draining more and keep a pattern going till al the juice is drained. Save that pulp for a sauce to add to apple sauce, pork meals, bread dough.... and SO MUCH MORE or feed to chickens if sugar is not added.
I skip the steamer when it comes to cranberry juice and concord grape juice. Each quart I add cranberries/grapes (sugar optional) and fill with water then water bath as normal. I let sit on my shelf for several weeks. I always have juice in rotation so the wait time is never a problem (except for concord grape juice. I do that once a year when I get them fresh) Cranberries take little space in the freezer so I can the juice every couple of months when Im overwhelmed with empty jars. The deep color and amazing flavor is so much better then store bought, Plus I control the amount of sugar. The berries look so pretty in the jars too. You should experiment with it and do a small batch. In 4-5 weeks open a jar to compare :)
Cranberries disappear fast where I live. Visited my grandmother up north and was able to snag 2 bags. If I were feeling brave I could have had a lot more. They're literally growing everywhere.
I juiced my first batch of cranberries today. I just let mine drain right into a stock pot. When it was done I stirred it up and laddled it in a strainer right into a jar. To me that was pretty easy and I didn’t have to babysit it. Loved the video.
Hi, I just want to say thank you for your videos and I want to wish you and your family a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Keep up the good work, I have learned much from you. Shalom. 😊
Im so glad you did this video.. I've been curious about buying one of these but I didn't have much info on it. It definitely looks like something for my Christmas list now. That's so neat !
Sweet Sister, I have missed your videos, but I pray you are enjoying time with your family and getting any rest you may need. May the Lord bless you and your family abundantly. ❤️🙏
I make cranberry relish/sauce with my pulp. I also have done some juice like grapes with a cup in the jar and those berries are also good to use. They taste great in quick breads or cakes.
Next time, Just blend all the jars into a pitcher together before filling your jars. That will ensure that all the jars are the same color and flavor. They do the same technique for blending distilled alcohol.
Nice looking the darker is more concentrated then the lighter batch !!! That is alright I think !!! You did all of them the same way so it is great that way !!! If in doubt make jelly out of the darker one and that will be A OKAY for you then !!!
I'd pour all the juice into a large container first, then mix it all really well once it's done. Then at that point, pour it into jars. Good video though :)
I would take a large pot and collect ALL of the juice into that so you have an even strength. You can then jar it and can. Or half gallon jars and mix it with subsequent jars until you have an even looking and tasting juice. Then jar. I want to get one of these to use for prickly pear juice. I may put some cheese cloth in the top pot to help catch the glocchids even though cooking them is supposed to make them soft enough to not be an issue.
You've answered your own question... those last jars are giving you more color/concentrate because the berries have broken down that much longer. Add some water to that mash and pour through a strainer with cheese cloth till the color gets to light like that first jar you showed at the end of video... you are a smart girl and will sort this all out to MakeItMake 🙂
I'm wondering if the darker jars are after you stirred the fruit. It looks like the lighter jars are clearer. If you were making jelly, you probably would not want to stir at all for the clearest jelly. It's just aesthetics
Do you make cranberry sauce with the left over pulp? Or, do you add it to baked goods or maybe put it in the dehydrator to...oh, you just said you are making a video. Looking forward to that.
I sued your recipe for canning cranberry sauce and I gave them as gifts for my coworkers. I was told by several of them that they dont care for whole berry cranberry sauce however my sauce was Ribbon Winning sauce. I'll be making more of that over the next few weeks. When you water bathed the juice was there something in the bottom of the pot for the jars to set on? I use a cake rack in mine.
Thank you for showing this video. I just received my mother's juicer as she no longer can's anymore. ( she is in a memory care center now) , so i am eager to try this. I wish i would have been more interested in watching the process growing up, but now this is all part of eating healthy for me without adding sugar. This was very helpful to me so thank you.
Your recipes should be included to KHAL, the only cooking-focused social media platform in the globe. You will be astonished by the reaction, I can assure you of that. 😀😀
I experienced the same with color differences when I first startd steam juicing a few months ago. I now steam juice all in a large stockpot and attach a small mesh bag (that you can use to cold brew coffee/tea) at the end of the hose. that way every tiny particle that goes through the hose is filtered out and gives a clear juice. Then I reheat the juice collected in the stockpot to a boil and fill my jars and they are all even, then steam can. I use the pulp to make jams, pie fillings, cranberry sauce, etc... no waste!
I've noticed that yt isn't displaying the number of "likes" on your videos. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to your craft.
How nice! If you catch it all together in a large container and give it a stir, before bottling it, you'll have all the jars the same strength. Plus, you won't have to keep squeezing the clamp, if it's removable. Just a thought. 😊
Yeah that's how I do it😁
I was thinking the same thing. You can just use a large pot and siphon into it and when you can them, everything will be exactly the same strength.
Great tip! I labeled the batches strongest strong and less strong😄
That's what I was thinking Rose.
She did a great job!
I absolutely love my steam juicer. I buy fruit that's marked down for quick sale, freeze it and once I have lots, it goes into the juicer. I also pour the first 2 cups back in. The juice gets canned the same as you did and, also used for making syrups. Then the fruit pulp left over, goes into the dehydrator, dried fully then powdered. Fruit powders are amazing in yogurt, ice cream, whipped cream, smoothies, etc. 🍓🍇🍒
Great Minds think alike. The other day I did 9 Lbs. of Cranberries in my steam Juicer. I drain the juice into a one gallon pitcher then transfer it to canning jars. I also put most of the cranberry Pulp in a blender with a little sweetener, Pureed it then spread Most it onto dehydrator trays and made fruit roll ups. The remaining pulp I dehydrated and ground into Cranberry Powder, NO Waste. I do the same with other fruits Like pears and apples.
Great job!! Nice looking cranberry juice concentrate!! If you look at the berries when fresh, they are different stages of ripeness. Therefore, this will contribute to your coloring of the juice as it will depend on which cranberries released their juice at which stage. If you want a more consistent juice, combine all of your juice first into big pot or a container with handle and then pour into pints. Regardless, enjoy !
I take 1½ cups cranberries and ½ cup of sugar in a quart jar, add boiling water to 1 inch headspace. Then Water bath for 20 mins. Let sit on shelf for 4-6 weeks before opening
Wow that steam juicer is amazing!!
Variation in color is normal with making juice. I was taught by my sweet Amish friend to seal it immediately in the jar after it comes out and leave it- no additional water bathing needed. It is sealed and ready to go. Ours have lasted in our pantry or root cellar for a few years.
I dehydrated my cranberry pulp and then made a powder with it after I made my juice in the steam juicer.
When my sister was helping me make apple sauce and butter for Christmas presents, we used our steam juicer to make apple juice from the scraps. We were originally putting the juice straight in the jar, but we noticed it was quite watery. After that we put the juice straight into another pot to steam off some more water so you get a stronger taste. Made for a more consistent canning of juice as well. I can't wait to make cranberry juice next! ☺️
I love the steamer juicers. I even do whole chickens (etc:) with veggies save the broth and enjoy the steamed chicken and veggies. I also juice most fruits grapes etc: in quart jars (a quart jar of juice can produce 6-8 1/2 pint jars of jelly or jam) I also use a strainer for any fine pulp between the spout and the jar. Putting the juice in quart jars (processed) I just make jams and jelly as needed and I don't have so many jars already canned up. Just open a quart when I need some jam, jelly or whatever. Love my juicer cuts down a whole lot of work. Thanx for your videos. PS: Also if you want you can just cover the top of the fruit with a little sugar and it will help draw out the juices.
My Steam Juicer is my FAVORITE kitchen appliance!! 🤗
I steamed cranberries this year. Love the juice in sparkling water with a little stevia. Or mix with grape juice. I freeze dried the pulp and have a nice powder as the end result. But haven’t decided yet how I will use it. Wish I lived close to a cranberry bog to buy them in bulk. Enjoy!
I turned my pulp into cranberry sauce. It was so good!
I always pour all the juice into one big container until it's all done. Then I divide it into jars etc.
I love my steam juicer! I'm exited to see how you are going to use the left over pulp.
I had the same experience when I canned cranberry juice. I think you'll find the clear one is just juice and the dark one has a lot of pulp. This didn't trouble me at all, and the finished product juice or thick juice will be delicious!
I think I would can up some straight cranberry juice in 1/2 pints to drink straight as a tonic for kidney infections. The rest I would mix with grape juice for a “cranberry juice cocktail”, similar to Ocean Spray.
Love your videos! I am new to canning so really appreciate all the information you share. I had water bath canned jellies before, but will definitely be trying juices & other things. Thank you for sharing! Blessings from NW Florida!
thank you so much for all the amazing inspiration. I recently made cranberry juice. I do not have a steam juicer I just cook them push them through a sieve and then I didn’t water bath them. I just drank it within the next week but I added honey and lemon to mine. It is not as sweet as what you might be expecting. I put in a tablespoon of honey and a half teaspoon of lemon juice for a pint jar so if you want it sweeter, I would say start with 1 tablespoon of honey and add it slowly, but I really preferred the honey to the sugar because it doesn’t have that overpowering sweet taste.
Ha! 😁 I've never heard Cranberries pop! What a hoot. I do have a steam juicer like yours in the original box and THANK YOU for telling me how to use it. I'm waiting until after Christmas sales and will load up on Cranberries for juicing. Awesome!
That is exactly what happened to me with my apple juice. Some were apple juice and some thicker like apple nectar. Both very delicious.
I think the fruit breaks much more and makes the juice thicker.
Hello Liz
I made the cranberry sauce you made and it is delicious!!! So easy to make!! I Love it !! Better than the store kind!! Thanks for Sharing and God Bless You!!
Might I suggest after watching others... place a 3 or 4 quart sized pot below the drain hose to collect the juice and yes you can and should ladle some back in to the steamer when it just starts to flow. Then from the large collection pot add the sugar and stir in to de-solve it. THEN ladle into jars while also draining more and keep a pattern going till al the juice is drained. Save that pulp for a sauce to add to apple sauce, pork meals, bread dough.... and SO MUCH MORE or feed to chickens if sugar is not added.
I skip the steamer when it comes to cranberry juice and concord grape juice. Each quart I add cranberries/grapes (sugar optional) and fill with water then water bath as normal. I let sit on my shelf for several weeks. I always have juice in rotation so the wait time is never a problem (except for concord grape juice. I do that once a year when I get them fresh) Cranberries take little space in the freezer so I can the juice every couple of months when Im overwhelmed with empty jars. The deep color and amazing flavor is so much better then store bought, Plus I control the amount of sugar. The berries look so pretty in the jars too. You should experiment with it and do a small batch. In 4-5 weeks open a jar to compare :)
I have that same orange pot holder you have hanging from your cabinet. Great video thank you for sharing. God bless you!
Your juice looks so delicious! Can’t wait to give my new steam juicer a try!!! ❤😊
Cranberries disappear fast where I live. Visited my grandmother up north and was able to snag 2 bags. If I were feeling brave I could have had a lot more. They're literally growing everywhere.
I juiced my first batch of cranberries today. I just let mine drain right into a stock pot. When it was done I stirred it up and laddled it in a strainer right into a jar. To me that was pretty easy and I didn’t have to babysit it. Loved the video.
Hi, I just want to say thank you for your videos and I want to wish you and your family a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Keep up the good work, I have learned much from you. Shalom. 😊
Im so glad you did this video.. I've been curious about buying one of these but I didn't have much info on it. It definitely looks like something for my Christmas list now. That's so neat !
I’ve been wanting to do this! I bought a few extra bags of cranberries at thanksgiving..also..your hair and makeup is 🔥 today!
I always put them in a pot and reheat to can. I make jam and chutney from the pulp
Sweet Sister, I have missed your videos, but I pray you are enjoying time with your family and getting any rest you may need. May the Lord bless you and your family abundantly. ❤️🙏
I make cranberry relish/sauce with my pulp. I also have done some juice like grapes with a cup in the jar and those berries are also good to use. They taste great in quick breads or cakes.
Next time, Just blend all the jars into a pitcher together before filling your jars. That will ensure that all the jars are the same color and flavor. They do the same technique for blending distilled alcohol.
Like the juice pot
Going to order me one to do my favorite carrot juice.
I'm very curious how you will use the pulp. Can't wait to see the video
Nice looking the darker is more concentrated then the lighter batch !!! That is alright I think !!! You did all of them the same way so it is great that way !!! If in doubt make jelly out of the darker one and that will be A OKAY for you then !!!
I'd pour all the juice into a large container first, then mix it all really well once it's done. Then at that point, pour it into jars.
Good video though :)
I would take a large pot and collect ALL of the juice into that so you have an even strength. You can then jar it and can. Or half gallon jars and mix it with subsequent jars until you have an even looking and tasting juice. Then jar. I want to get one of these to use for prickly pear juice. I may put some cheese cloth in the top pot to help catch the glocchids even though cooking them is supposed to make them soft enough to not be an issue.
Happy to see you back on RUclips. I miss you. How was your Thanksgiving? Did you do anything special for canning
The darkest jar is probably the one you filled after you stirred and added more berries... likely that jar has some solids in it...
You've answered your own question... those last jars are giving you more color/concentrate because the berries have broken down that much longer. Add some water to that mash and pour through a strainer with cheese cloth till the color gets to light like that first jar you showed at the end of video... you are a smart girl and will sort this all out to MakeItMake 🙂
I'm wondering if the darker jars are after you stirred the fruit. It looks like the lighter jars are clearer. If you were making jelly, you probably would not want to stir at all for the clearest jelly. It's just aesthetics
Do you make cranberry sauce with the left over pulp? Or, do you add it to baked goods or maybe put it in the dehydrator to...oh, you just said you are making a video. Looking forward to that.
I would drain all the juice first into a large container, mix it together then put in your jars.
Maybe drain all into a large pot and the no difference in color.
Also could add sweetener if needed
Maybe you should collect all the juice into one large container then you would have an equal dilution and then divide that up into your jars.
I sued your recipe for canning cranberry sauce and I gave them as gifts for my coworkers. I was told by several of them that they dont care for whole berry cranberry sauce however my sauce was Ribbon Winning sauce. I'll be making more of that over the next few weeks. When you water bathed the juice was there something in the bottom of the pot for the jars to set on? I use a cake rack in mine.
I wonder if you could steam fresh stevia leaf with whatever you are juicing to make it sweeter? Has anyone tried that I am curious if it would work
Have you ever canned Brussel sprouts?
I haven’t yet but it has been on my mind. I know that 1870’s homestead did.
Thank you for showing this video. I just received my mother's juicer as she no longer can's anymore. ( she is in a memory care center now) , so i am eager to try this. I wish i would have been more interested in watching the process growing up, but now this is all part of eating healthy for me without adding sugar. This was very helpful to me so thank you.
You can extract SO MUCH MORE by not steaming just boil in a pot like we old people have been doing for decades.
Stupid question? Do people make jam out of cranberry juice?
Your recipes should be included to KHAL, the only cooking-focused social media platform in the globe. You will be astonished by the reaction, I can assure you of that.
😀😀