Pectin never set

[97guns]

i had a bunch of persimmons that i tries to make jellie out of for my grandmother. i used no cook pectin, i forgot what brand it was. i followed the diections and it never set up. anyone know why?

 

[oneoffour]

Need more facts to be able to figure out your problem. Can't say for sure about persimmons but I do remember that something in pineapple causes gelatin to stay liquid. Forget get if it acidity or alkalinity but think it was pH related. Native persimmons a very astringent unless completely ripe. It could be a factor. What other ingredients did you add? Another rule is never try to double the batch it stays liquid if you do. Have you done this before with success?

 

[97guns]

the persimmons were not totally ripe and it was the first time i had ever tried it with them.

 

[Alix]

Should work in theory, there are recipes out there for persimmon jelly. Can you post what you did so we can troubleshoot?

 

[oneoffour]

I would vote that you try when they are totally ripe. If I can't eat the native persimmon off the tree I wouldn't try to use it. It may be diffeerent with those big japanese persimmons