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little something, add small amounts of honey or corn syrup. Spread the mixture
on a cookie sheet lined with plastic wrap and dry in the sun for 6 to 12 hours, or
in the oven at a very low temperature, preferably not above 140ºF (60ºC)
overnight. Leave the oven door ajar for ventilation.
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Freezer jellies
– Recipes for making jellies from juices are readily available.
Consult a good cookbook or food-preserving manual. For beginners, we’ve
listed a few easy freezer jelly recipes. Follow the pectin package directions for
appropriate fruits.
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Make unusual jellies by combining juices. Crabapple and cherry is quite good.
You should also try pie cherry and raspberry or pineapple and apricot. Follow
the jelly recipe on your pectin package.
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Keeping a record
– One thing you’ll find very valuable in your canning and
juicing experience is to keep a written record. If you invent a delicious recipe,
don’t trust it to memory. Record such things as fruit used, quantities, processing
time, sweetener used, other ingredients, yield, taste, description and
suggestions for next time.
C
LEANING
Y
OUR
N
UTRI
-S
TEAMER
After each use, wash the Nutri-Steamer in warm, soapy water, rinse and dry
thoroughly before storing. Should the water pan collect hard water deposits or
sediments caused by minerals in the water, remove them by using one of the
methods below.
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Add two capfuls of lemon juice or vinegar and 1 cup of water to the water pan
and boil away the stains. Wash in warm, soapy water, rinse, and dry
thoroughly.
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Rub a lemon half against the sediment. Wash in warm, soapy water, rinse, and
dry thoroughly.
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Use a stainless steel cleanser. Wash in warm, soapy water, rinse and dry
thoroughly.
Note:
Always remove the clamp from the juice hose when storing the Nutri-
Steamer.
R
ECIPES AND
I
DEAS
Be creative! Juice your favorite fruits. Mix fruit juices together either by combining
fruits in the food basket or by juicing them separately, then mixing. Make your own
fruit punches. Try combining your juices with carbonated beverages or mixers.
Canned pineapple juice is good when added to nearly any juice. Mixing bland and
tart fruits enhances the flavor of the bland juices and mellows the flavor of the tart
ones. Sweeten to suit your own taste!
Making your own juice is fun and easy. Here are a few suggestions to get you
started, but after a few batches you’ll want to experiment on your own!
RHUBARB SLUSH
3 cups Sugar
6 cups Water
4 cups Rhubarb juice
1 can (46 oz.) Pineapple juice
1 can (46 oz.) Orange juice
Carbonated lemon-lime drink, chilled
Boil sugar and water for five minutes. Add rhubarb, pineapple and orange juice.
Pour into a freezer container and freeze. When you’re ready to serve, mash
with a fork. Scoop into glasses full and add the carbonated lemon-lime drink.
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