Jelly Honey: Honey Jelly

Honey Jelly Biography

Lots of honey, plenty of taste!These candies include ingredients of delicious organic honey and organic Alpine cows' milk or yogurt. All made from certified organic ingredients are a great choice for parents who want only the best for their children.The product is Fair Trade certified and all basic materials are from controlled organic farms.

Although, the exact date is unknown, the making of jam and jelly probably began centuries ago in the Middle Eastern countries, where sugar cane grew naturally. It is believed that the returning Crusaders first introduced jam and jelly to Europe. By the late Middle Ages, jams, jellies and fruit conserves were popular there. The use of sugar cane to make jam and jelly can be traced back to the 16th century when the Spanish came to the West Indies where they preserved fruit.

In the United States, early New England settlers preserved fruits with honey, molasses or maple sugar. Pectin extracted from apple parings was used to thicken jellies.

Jerome M. Smucker first pressed cider at a mill in Orrville, Ohio during 1897. He later, made apple butter, which he offered in crocks along with his personal guarantee of quality.

Jelly is a clear, bright mixture made from fruit juice (no fruit pieces), sugar and pectin or acid that forms a gel. Using a “10 pound scale” of ingredients, fruit juice content cannot be less than 4.5 pounds with 5.5 pounds of sugar.