I want to make this Blue Ribbon Spiced Cherry Amaretto Jam Recipe but only have a box of Sure Jell Original Premium Fruit Pectin on hand. Can I use the Sure Jell instead of the Mrs. Wages pectin?
I looked it up and the boxes are both 1.75 oz. The ingredients on the Sure Jell are Dextrose, Citric Acid, and Fruit Pectin. The ingredients in the Mrs. Wages box are Dextrose, Fruit Pectin, and Fumaric Acid.
by Forakinderworld
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It will probably work, but you are increasing the chance it doesn’t set up. Personally I would try it, worst case you end up with Blue Ribbon Spiced Cherry Amaretto Syrup.
The instructions for Sure Jell and Mrs Wages Fruit Pectin are basically the same – you add the pectin to the fruit, bring to a boil, then add the sugar. The order of operations is important and as long as they’re the same you should be fine. There are other brands and types of pectin that work differently and in general you want to follow the instructions that come with the pectin, not the recipe, if the order of things is different.