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 Posted By: The Ironic Chef 
Oct 11  # 6 of 15
To save you from searching, here is what I have..
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 Posted By: son rising 
Oct 11  # 7 of 15
Thank you both for your replys . We have a large kitchenaid mixer with the hopper attachment that has screen . We just bought this two days ago . But after running 15 lbs of mayhaws thru it the seeds must have jamed and broke it . My question is ; does someone have a better way that we can process the mayhaws or does someone know of a better processor to use ? Thanks , son rising .
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 Posted By: Dilbert 
Oct 11  # 8 of 15
a silly question, but.... the berries are cooked prior to processing, right?
uncooked is likely to cause a raft of issues.

a lot of recipes call for cooking/cooling and just squeezing the juice out essentially by hand using cheesecloth.

if you've broken the conical screen on the food mill attachment, might be you are trying to squeeze it too dry.

the really old fashion food mills - looks like a pot with holes in the bottom, an auger and a handle - are spring loaded. very forgiving in terms of processing seeds, hulls, skins, etc. when it screen is clogged you reverse the rotation and scrape out the pulp.

>>15 pounds....
that's gonna make a heap o'jelly!
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 Posted By: son rising 
Oct 11  # 9 of 15
Thank you kindly for this info . We were not told to cook the mayhaws first and then process . But that makes alot of sense now that you mention it . How long would you cook them for before trying to process ? And , do you have any other suggestions you could offer as this is only our second time to do this ? Before we bought the attachment that just broke , my wife used a funnel looking screen and a wooden ( I forget the name of it ) with a taper to it and did the processing by hand . Also the seeds seem to be what built up in the end of the screen and broke the auger . Will the cooking help with this problem ? Also if you or someone else would like to have some mayhaws next year let me know as we are close to a local farm . Again , thank you so very much for all your help , son rising .
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 Posted By: Dilbert 
Oct 11  # 10 of 15
>>not cooked.
oh dear....

certainly I have not encountered every recipe and method, but - all I am aware of start out with "boil until soft, then cool" - something on the order of 2-3 hours boiling.

the theory is to then extract the juice from the softened fruit, the seeds / skin / pulp is discarded.