I am so excited to share with you that I am writing again! I will be posting at least one article/week, and this one is really just an exercise for me to begin posting regularly, and I had to start with something. This was a fascinating exchange with a real person in a free Facebook canning group from April of 2026, just before the start of the 2026 Urbana’s (IL) Market at the Square May, 2026. The video explains everything, and it really is pretty good. The recipe comes from Danielle, who posted that she couldn’t get her Dreamsicle Jelly to set, so I made a video to see if I could help (link below). Dreamsicle Jelly really is a dream! And it’s so easy to make, I couldn’t wait to share the recipe with you! 
4 c. freshly-squeezed orange juice
4 c. white granulated sugar
2 tbsp bottled lemon juice for preservative
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp orange extract
And here’s the video!