It is here that juicing is helpful. Sugarâs real role as an aggressive quality preserver really comes into its own once your sealed jar is opened. 27 February 2013. Other no-sugar needed pectins, such as Pomona, have recipe books and whole recipe websites dedicated to them, offering the user a substantially wider range of recipes to choose from. In some cases, the preserves may darken. Pectin is a starch that occurs naturally in fruits and vegetables, usually in the rinds or seeds. Utah State Extension Service. Accessed March 2015 at https://preservingfoodathome.com/2014/08/01/want-to-make-sweet-spreads-but-dont-want-to-add-sugar/, Lauritzen, Georgia C. Reduced Sugar and Sugar-free Food Preservation. Gupta, Sujata. Comment dated 26 August 2013, at https://www.nwedible.com/2013/07/how-not-to-die-from-botulism-what-home-canners-need-to-know-about-the-worlds-most-deadly-toxin.html#comment-64805 . Bring the ⦠Some older jam and jelly recipes call for only a 5 minute water bath processing time (thatâs at sea level â higher altitudes always adjusted accordingly, of course.). And many other fascinating combinations. âHistory, Science and Current Practice in Home Food Preservation.â Webinar. Consequently they are recommending increasing the 5 minute processing time, where still called for, to be increased to 10 minutes, and are adjusting their recipe directions to be a minimum 10 minute processing time. 1:19:12. Others, like this strawberry watermelon jam, use fruits that have little or no natural pectin, so we add powdered pectin (which is naturally derived from pectin rich fruits) to help the jam set up quickly without cooking the fruit to death. 27 February 2013. At 44:00. Colarado State University Extension. Another is Bernardinâs Zesty Watermelon Jelly. Slide 13. Cover and heat gently on medium-low heat, 5 minutes. WSU Skagit Country Extension. Even if you use a water bath and follow the time exactly. This wonât affect the quality, the safety or the taste, and besides, the USDA wants us to use up home canned goods within a year anyway. Thatâs not going to happen with reduced or sugar-free jams, whether store bought or home made. My problem, last year following my usual recipe it was a failure! I tried several more batches with several brands both liquid and powder. They arenât show-stoppers, but itâs good to just be aware of them. 21 July 2016. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/food/2016/07/21/canning-making-fruits-veggies/87352934/, Alternative sweeteners for sugar-free jams. 27 February 2013. Because these contain less sugar than regular jams and jellies, they are more susceptible to mold growth. Page 1. There was a very good article in Mother Earth News recently about making jam without pectin. Splenda® (aka sucralose) provides sweetness. SP325-F. https://ag.tennessee.edu/foodscience/Documents/Low%20or%20no%20sugar%20in%20jams,%20jellies%20and%20preserves.pdf jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_9201_21").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_9201_21", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); USDA recommended processing times for jams and jellies were developed based on sugar and added pectin products â not on simple pure concentrates of fruit pulp or juice. SP325F(Rev. HealthyCanning.com has chosen concentrated, liquid stevia as its sweetener. That can be a danger. Note: the real challenge in finding something to use instead always boils down to the bottom line of peopleâs individual tastes. 1:19:12. Make Strawberry Jam Without Pectin. makes about five 8-oz jars. Melons (honey dew, watermelon, and cantaloupe) are an exception to this. ⢠Chop enough watermelon pulp to measure 6 cups (1500 ml); place in saucepan. You are essentially candying the fruit to preserve it,â explained Sherri Brooks Vinton, author of the best-selling âPut âem Upâ canning books and âPut âem Up Preserving Answer Book: 399 Solutions to Your Questions.â [1]Andrea Weigl, Canning 101: Making the most of fruits and veggies. You cannot exchange lemon essential oil for lemon juice. We use it as the sweetener in jams and jellies made with no-sugar needed pectin, either Jarden Brand (Ball or Bernardin) or Pomona, using tested recipes from from those companies. 2004. ), which coincidentally also happened to be low enough to ensure the safety of the product. Canning 101: How to Can Creatively and Still Be Safe. The first is easy to guess at: 1. Straight juice, no need to strain. The University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service. Modified starch products can also be used to thicken jams with reduced sugar content. Ingredients 4 cups chopped up watermelon (without the seeds or rind) . Someone will have probably gone to a lot of (expensive) trial and error attempts to get a recipe that works. 1992. Want to Make Sweet Spreads, but Donât Want to Add Sugar? Hart, Anne. Recipes calling for lemon juice, do so because the fruit being processed doesn't contain enough of its own. At 1:18:08. 4 cups of chopped watermelon (or 2 cups of watermelon puree) At 1:18:08. Survey after survey has shown us that home canning as part of a wise home-production program can make the difference between diets that are poor â and diets that are good, nutritionally. Zesty Watermelon Jelly. If the jelly ⦠Using Clearjel. North Dakota State University Extension Service. Accessed June 2015 at https://www.bernardin.ca/pages/faq/33.php#19, Albrecht, Julie A. Letâs Preserve: Jams, Jellies, and Preserves. Page 4. . 2013. Page 12. She was well into her 80's when I met her. Accessed June 2015 at https://preservingfoodathome.com/2014/08/01/want-to-make-sweet-spreads-but-dont-want-to-add-sugar/ jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_9201_15").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_9201_15", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); â⦠aspartame loses the sweet flavor when heated.â [16] Lauritzen, Georgia C. Reduced Sugar and Sugar-free Food Preservation. August 2010 Revision. However, there is also a processed version that can be used as an additive for making recipes, such as jam. Place in a large pot ⦠Those made with a commercial low-calorie jelling mixture such as maltodextrin provide 16 to 20 calories (4 to 5 grams carbohydrates) per tablespoon.â  [36]Kendall, P. Canning Fruits. You can choose to preserve your jams and jelly using a waterbath canner. In others, they may fade. The National Center for Home Food Preservation did a blog posting in August 2014, listing 4 ways to make sugar-free jams [7] Christian, Kacey. Do not turn jars upside down after processing. My husband is the jam maker in our family. Accessed January 2015 at https://nchfp.uga.edu/multimedia/video/nchfp.wmv, Andress, Elizabeth. I'll be bookmarking and coming back to this. From: Food in Jars blog. those who preceded us across this vast frontier created jams and jellies by mixing fruits. At 1:30. If a product contains 75% or greater sugar, it should never ever expire. Tests have shown that increasing the processing time does not adversely affect the product.â [28] Bernardin FAQ. Boiling Water Bath Canning: Including Jams, Jellies, and Pickled Products. Older, traditional pectins would only gel if the product was in a narrow pH range (between approximately 2.8 and 3.6. Accessed June 2015. ) [8] Stone, Martha and Mary Schroeder. At 1:18:08. If you reduce the amount of sugar in your jam or jelly, its shelf life will not be as long. 1992. 2013. Page 12. 27 February 2013. In such recipes, where any sweetener at all is optional, liquid stevia is ideal as there is no danger of it affecting the texture or composition of the recipe, while still providing satisfying sweetness. In: Safe and Healthy: Preserving Food at Home. 1 stem lemongrass, chopped. Accessed March 2015 at https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn1423.pdf jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_9201_20").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_9201_20", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); Smaller jars than called for would appear to always be fine. These products could very well be thickened fruit purees and will not fit the definition of a pectin jam or jelly, even though it produces a spreadable, gel-like consistency.â [24]National Center for Home Food Preservation Blog. Virginia Cooperative Extension. Some fruits such as Oregon grapes, chokecherries, and barberries have more seed than fruit. The sweet fresh fruit taste spread over buttered toast is to die for. The University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service. Todayâs home canners want to make jams that are as good for you as they taste: they are looking to make wholesome, nutritious jams that arenât going to cause teeth to rot in your head, send you into white refined sugar shock, and pack on the weight â which is the last thing most of us need! Stevia is a natural product derived from a plant, just as sugar is. Some people point out that adding tons of refined sugar to get a set on jam is, in fact, a very modern way of making jam, as the sugar wasnât available and when it was, it was an extreme luxury; that the true traditional way of getting a set in jam was boiling and boiling it till it set naturally, though that would have been a softer set, certainly. Accessed March 2015 at https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/348/348-594/348-594_pdf.pdf, McClellan, Marisa. Search this site on maple. Note, however, that honey is pH neutral. Page 4. Less pure forms of it can have aftertastes including bitternessâ just as raw sugar cane can. Purified forms of stevia (such as the liquid concentrate made by Better Stevia) do not. Accessed August 2017 at https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/SP325-F.pdf, Garden-Robinson, Julie. But the more progressive people over at Pomona pectin do give guidelines for jams with concentrated (liquid) stevia. But weâll cover it here anyway as this is the jam page. âHistory, Science and Current Practice in Home Food Preservation.â Webinar. It really depends on the fruit, and more than likely I was choosing fruit low in pectin to preserve. The standard head space for jellies and jams is ½ cm (¼ inch). âHistory, Science and Current Practice in Home Food Preservation.â Webinar. Watermelon Jelly is a low-sugar cooked jelly made with Pomonaâs Universal Pectin. Page 9. Question: When your measuring fruit by the cup, do you measure by the whole fruit or the cut up fruit? Ingredients: 6 cups chopped watermelon, rind removed. Accessed January 2015 at https://nchfp.uga.edu/multimedia/video/nchfp.wmv. Low Sugar Alternatives for Jams and Jellies. whereas apples or pears would be cored and chopped, and plums, cherries or apricots would be pitted prior to measuring. Add the pectin and whisk it with a handheld whisk or a fork immediately, so it dissolves without clumping. Accessed March 2015 at https://ianrpubs.unl.edu/live/ec448/build/ec448.pdf, Boyer, Renee R. and Julie McKinney. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Fruit products that rely on pectin (either natural or added) for their characteristics are also referred to in the field as âgels.â [2] Andress, Elizabeth. Answer: Lemon juice is added for the citric acid and doesn't affect the gelling process. from the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. Accessed January 2015 at https://extension.psu.edu/food/preservation/faq/canning-with-artificial-sweeteners, Morris, William C. Low or No Sugar in Jams, Jellies and Preserves. But thatâs not a problem, or hard to do, because the tested recipe that you are using, from a reputable source, will give the correct processing time for your low-sugar jam, anyway! What is pectin? Low acid means risk of botulism spores germinating, and we are back to a potentially dangerous product. Accesssed January 2015 at https://extension.psu.edu/food/preservation/news/2012/sugars-and-non-nutritive-sweeteners-in-food-preservation, Penn State Extension.  Can Splenda (sucralose) be used in preserving food? Accessed January 2015 at https://extension.psu.edu/food/preservation/faq/splenda, Lauritzen, Georgia C. Reduced Sugar and Sugar-free Food Preservation. Consequently, unless you are routinely feeding crowds, reduced or sugar-free jams may be better made in smaller sizes such as ¼ litre (250 ml / ½ US pint / 1 cup) rather than larger, âfarm hands breakfast tableâ sizes such as ½ litre (1 US pint). Overcooking may break down pectin and prevent proper gelling.â [27] Garden-Robinson, Julie. The University of Wisconsin gave this advice in 2013: Most fruits â peaches, pears, apples, and oranges are good examples â are high in acid, they have a pH of 4.6 or below. 1 pkg fruit pectin (the kind without sugar) Other things you will need. January 2015. The University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service. Pomona Pectin. Linda Ziedrich. Remove it from the heat. If you are interested â you can save the rind for Watermelon Rind Pickles or Watermelon Rind Preserves or Sugar Coated Watermelon Rind. To make watermelon juice, roughly chop watermelon. 1 August 2014. Cherries, elderberries, and strawberries contain low amounts of pectin. Accessed March 2015 at https://foodinjars.com/2010/12/canning-101-how-to-can-creatively-and-still-be-safe/ jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_9201_34").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_9201_34", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); The colour of your reduced or sugar-free jam will change faster than the colour of sugar laden jams. At 44:00. Nothing tastes quite like homemade, and that goes double for jam and jelly. (Ball™ is THE trusted home canning source. Better them than you. There were no instructions for watermelon jam in the box of pectin, so we made it up as we went along. Why do almost all fruit spread recipes call for it? I do find it will typically take a couple or 3 days for complete gelling. Measure the juice. Commercial pectin is allegedly apple-based. )-1.5M-5/04 . Fill sterilized jars with fruit product. Some fruits contain enough natural pectin to set up beautifully on their own, like my loquat jam. You can make and preserve anything given the necessary information. The jam is smooth, spreads beautifully, tastes sweet and I find myself sometimes just craving a spoon of it! If ever you need canning or preserving instruction, your local county extension office will be able to help you. FN1423 . Accessed June 2015 at https://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/FN_209.pdf, Penn State Extension. North Dakota State University Extension Service. By gartenfee. The colour darkened with the passage of time, even though the jars had been still unopened. The first time I made homemade jam, I purchased and used commercial pectin. SP325F(Rev. Directions indicate that a small amount of sugar used in the preparation will improve flavor, color and texture. The amount of acid added to jams and jellies to help pectin to gel is not enough to ensure the safety of watermelon jelly. Like, too sweet. Hot Air Frying, and Healthy Canning. 3 1/2 c. sugar. âHistory, Science and Current Practice in Home Food Preservation.â Webinar. In: Safe and Healthy: Preserving Food at Home. most of them simply list ingredients, no instructions on mixing or baking. On this page, weâre going to examine the topic of making sugar-free fruit spreads such as jams, jellies and marmalades. Iâve been making wild grape jelly/jam for 4 or 5 years now with good success using apple as my pectin source. jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_9201_5").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_9201_5", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); Since then, Ball and Bernardin have released some lab-tested recipes. One is Melon Jam in the Ball All New. Utah State Extension Service. As well, no-sugar needed pectins from Kraft® (Sure-Jell® ), Mrs Wages® (Lite Fruit Pectin) and Jarden (Ball® and Bernardin®) also may have preservatives added to them to help out. Cook until the gel point is reached. 21 July 2016. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/food/2016/07/21/canning-making-fruits-veggies/87352934/ jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_9201_1").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_9201_1", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); Letâs face it: youâre basically making fruit-flavoured sugar, and while old-time canners may be used to that, many modern canners are shocked by it and just donât regard it as acceptable any longer. The essential oil of lemon does not contain citric acid. Longer processing times would be needed for proper heat penetration, and you have no way of knowing exactly what it would be. Page 4. Colarado State University Extension. At 1:30. Aim perhaps for a size you can use up within 4 to 6 weeks, refrigerated, once opened. Hereâs a brief video overview of no-sugar-needed pectins . Learn how your comment data is processed. A long boil-down of the fruit, to produce a fruit spread, is a method that has been used for centuries (pectin as an add-in commercial product is very recent in human history.). Strauss, Eric. They disagree with what the University of Nebraska extension rep says above, and say that they detect no change in quality: Heat processing time recommendations for jams and jellies was increased from 5 minutes to 10 minutes in 2003, thus eliminating the need to pre-sterilize mason jars before filling. I remembered that my mother never bought pectin but I did not understand the proper way to can jellies. Watermelon Jelly. They also suggest that a quartered green apple added and then removed before canning may add some pectin. [9] Blog discussion at https://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/preserving-memories/#more-3693. )-1.5M-5/04 . Comment dated 26 August 2013, at https://www.nwedible.com/2013/07/how-not-to-die-from-botulism-what-home-canners-need-to-know-about-the-worlds-most-deadly-toxin.html#comment-64805 . Why do most jam and jellies call for added pectin? 3 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup lemon juice 1.5 packages of dry no-sugar needed pectin The only other info I have for you is technically, it isn’t totally juice as the starting material. Melons have an average pH of 6.2, they are low in acid. Because these fruits are low in acid, they can not be safely canned in a boiling water canner unless the product is significantly changed by adding a lot of acid or sugar. Accessed June 2015 at https://www.bernardin.ca/pages/faq/33.php#19 jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_9201_28").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_9201_28", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); The extra 5 minutes may be more of a concern if you are trying to avoid using added pectin and relying on the natural pectin in the fruit only. Yet another University of Nebraska rep says. I trust and use the Ball™ Home Canning book as millions of Americans do, their recipes are tested and have passed rigorous standards . Accessed January 2015 at: https://fyi.uwex.edu/safepreserving/2013/08/30/safe-preserving-watermelon-jelly/. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring continually. a pot large enough to hold your jelly ⦠Publication 348-594. But when stored in good conditions, this colour change shouldnât even start to be noticeable until approaching the second year mark. Colarado State University Extension. Accessed March 2015 at https://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09347.html. North Dakota State University Extension Service. So it just seemed like so many recipes called for it. So I asked myself, what is pectin? SP325-F. https://ag.tennessee.edu/foodscience/Documents/Low%20or%20no%20sugar%20in%20jams,%20jellies%20and%20preserves.pdf jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_9201_30").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_9201_30", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); But as Morris points out, and as we saw in the section above on processing times, this issue is dealt with by longer processing times in the water bath, which your tested recipe from a trusted source will already have provided you with. Read Moreâ¦, “The importance of a well-planned canning program cannot be emphasized too strongly. Citric acid is another ingredient found in many jams and jellies. That being said, there are a few recipes out there that do call for it and take advantage of its characteristics. 27 February 2013.  Raleigh, N.C.: The News & Observer. Remove from heat; thoroughly crush. The jam can become gummy and caramelly tasting. The amount of acid added to jams and jellies to help pectin to gel is not enough to ensure the safety of watermelon jelly. The author assumes the reader knows their way around a kitchen and what to do with the ingredients. Page 4. 1 July 2012. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Bring to a rolling boil, then reduce heat to simmer. 15 December 2010. Page 4. Recipes on leaflets accompanying the products will usually give the options of using a little sugar, or none at all. August 2010 Revision. Sugars and Non-Nutritive Sweeteners in Food Preservation. University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension. Fruits containing low amounts of pectin need pectin added in order for your product to gel. Like my other jam recipes, instead weâre using lemon juice. Chop and puree the watermelon pulp with an immersion blender. 4 c. watermelon. She brought me into the house and pulled a box from one of the shelves. 1 August 2014. Learn how to make watermelon jelly the easy way. 11 January 2012. Itâs easy to use, calorie-free, has a pure clean sweet taste with no aftertaste, and appears to provide quality results. Elizabeth Andress of the NCHFP says, âWe are starting to use that [Ed: a little bit of butter or margarine in jelled fruit products] in some of our lower sugar jams and jellies that tend to get a lot of trapped air to reduce some of the air there also⦠It shouldnât be enough to interfere with the gel at all.â [35]Andress, Elizabeth. These âliteâ or nosugar pectins usually have mold inhibitors added in the form of potassium sorbate, potassium benzoate or sodium benzoate.â [31] Morris, William C. Low or No Sugar in Jams, Jellies and Preserves. 2014. Accessed January 2015 at https://extension.psu.edu/food/preservation/faq/canning-with-artificial-sweeteners jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_9201_18").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_9201_18", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); Pomona pectin allows for the use of honey in many of its recipes, without any adjustments to the rest of the recipe being required. Sugar is the natural preservative in all of these recipes. FN 209. Reduced-sugar jams and jellies may require longer processing in the water bath canner to kill these micro-organisms that might cause spoilage.â [21] Morris, William C. Low or No Sugar in Jams, Jellies and Preserves. 9.347. 1/2 cup white balsamic, white wine or apple cider vinegar. âHistory, Science and Current Practice in Home Food Preservation.â Webinar. Low Sugar Alternatives for Jams and Jellies, What Makes A Jam A Jam? Current Issues in Food Preservation: Desktop Training Powerpoint Slide Show. I wondered if maybe it depends on when I harvested the berries although that wouldn’t make sense as the amount of pectin in the fruit wouldn’t change with the ripeness ... would it? Accessed January 2015 at https://nchfp.uga.edu/multimedia/video/nchfp.wmv jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_9201_35").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_9201_35", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); Donât use a food processor on fruit for jam: the blade of a food processor damages the natural pectin in fruit. âSaccharin can produce an unwanted aftertasteâ¦.â [17] Lauritzen, Georgia C. Reduced Sugar and Sugar-free Food Preservation. Your knowledge is priceless. FN 209. The NCHFP has used it in a few recipes. Want to Make Sweet Spreads, but Donât Want to Add Sugar? For lack of a better way to put it . Like the mint jelly w honey and use of stevia. Want to Make Sweet Spreads, but Donât Want to Add Sugar? Andress, Elizabeth. Blog discussion at https://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/preserving-memories/#more-3693. It was out of this world. At home, sugar, among other things, can be controlled. Accessed June 2015 at https://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/FN_209.pdf jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_9201_12").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_9201_12", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); In any event, all that being said, Washington State Extension Service has actually gone ahead and developed and released jam recipes using Clearjel. Fruits containing large amounts of pectin do not need added pectin in order to gel. She pulls out this slip of paper, barely legible and told me how her grandmother made jelly with no pectin: That's what the slip said. Any fruit you love can become jam or jelly. Utah State Extension Service. January 2015. Their concern in this blog posting is how to get acceptable quality from sugar-free fruit preserves. In: Safe and Healthy: Preserving Food at Home. What about the 5 minute processing question? Instructions Place the cubed watermelon in a saucepan and add the sugar. âHistory, Science and Current Practice in Home Food Preservation.â Webinar. 15 December 2010. Apples are naturally high in pectin and have been used since before commercial pectin even existed to gel jams and jelly. Canning Fruits. . Accessed March 2015 at https://preservingfoodathome.com/2014/08/01/want-to-make-sweet-spreads-but-dont-want-to-add-sugar/ jQuery("#footnote_plugin_tooltip_9201_11").tooltip({ tip: "#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_9201_11", tipClass: "footnote_tooltip", effect: "fade", fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: "top right", relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); Utah State Extension Service feels that a modified starch product (which Clearjel is) could be used in fruit spreads. 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