A variation on this crab apple jelly recipe is herb crab apple jelly – simply exchange the cloves for 50–100g/1¾–3½oz mint, sage, rosemary, thyme, basil or lavender sprigs, leaves or stems ...

Use a potato peeler rather than a fine grater so the peel is easy to catch when straining the jelly. Place the apples ... Feast on delicious recipes and eat your way across the island with ...

This recipe, because the fruit is strained, does not require laborious stoning, peeling or coring. Rinse the crab apples in cold water ... the cooked fruit though a jelly bag or muslin-lined ...