California Ingredients

05/26/2025

Freezer Jam! Strawberry freezer jam is the best tasting Strawberry jam on the planet. Easy to make with either our SSP or LP pectin. Simply hydrate the pectin in water. Add crusher berries and sugar in a separate pot. Mix the two together and ladle into jars and cap. Let set over night to gel and store in freezer. No cooking (no flavor degradation). No foam (bigger yield). Flavor is amazing! After tasting freezer jam for the first time, I thoughts why would you eat anything else. We have recipes for most fruits. If we don't have a recipe for the fruit you are using, let know and we will make a recipe for you. Happy Jamming 😊

05/22/2025

We have a Certo replacement. 1/3 of the cost. It is our LP or liquid Pectin. You mix . 5 oz. LP dry mix with 5.5 fl.oz. hot water. Mix in any vertical house hold blender. This also allows you to easily scale up your recipe and not need to but a bunch of Certo boxes. Let us know if you have any questions. We sell as little as three pounds. Happy Canning

04/29/2025

Who wants a crash course in making amazing homemade gummies using pectin? Simply contact us for information!

04/18/2025

Time for strawberry jam! We have the perfect pectin and recipes to make no sugar jam, low sugar jam, standard sugar jam and freezer jam. All at wholesale prices. We can help you do it! :)

03/05/2025

Farmers markets are perfect venues for artisan jam and jelly manufacturers. At California Ingredients we pride ourselves on supporting these producers by cutting their pectin costs and product development. Our technical department can help you make any type of jam or pepper jelly you desire at no charge. When our customers succeed, we succeed! Happy Jamming

12/27/2024

Wishing a prosperous 2025! We would also like to proclaim 2025 as a year of redemption and triumph for all who are struggling. Cheers

11/12/2024

11/12/2024

Liquid Pectin for pepper jellies .
I have to remind myself that many artisan producers are still using Certo out of the grocery store. This is a very expensive way to buy pectin. We sell our LP pectin mix, it works just as good at 1/16 of the cost. 6 ounces of hot water in a blender. Mix in 1/2 ounce of our LP mix and waalla, you have 6 ounces of liquid pectin. For more information see our website or contact us directly.

02/05/2024

Gummies, Gummies, Gummies!
Using gummies as the base system for taking supplements to CBD's and the like, has exploded. Who doesn't like gummies. We have a proven pectin and recipes for small batch gummies. And for those who want to scale up, we have you covered. If you have no experience making Gummies, but want too? We can get you started. Artisan gummies are always a great addition to any product line. Feel free to contact us for all your gummy needs!

01/17/2024

Pepper Jelly Bowl Appetizer.

This is my favorite appetizer with crackers and cream cheese. Use a gram scale for best results.
322 grams or 2 medium size bell peppers
280 grams or 1 1/4 cup fl.oz. distilled white vinegar 5% acidity
742 grams or 3 3/4 cups dry measure Sugar
56 grams or 1/3 cup dry measure SSP pectin
30 grams or 1 fl.oz. water

De-seed two bell peppers and finely chop. Put in bowl and set aside. You can be creative with the types of peppers you want. It just needs to maintain the same weight. Put SSP pectin in 1/3 cup and set aside. Do the same with the vinegar and sugar. Add the water to the vinegar. Use a 4 qt. Pot. Add prepared peppers, vinegar and water to pot. Begin heating on high. Use a stainless whisk or wood spoon to stir. You will need to stir continuously until you pour into bowl. This will minimize scorching. As the batch nears boiling, add pectin at a slow rate doing your best to not allow pectin to ball up. Once pectin is mixed in, let batch come to a boil for 30 seconds. At this time Add approximately half the sugar while still stirring. Allow batch to achieve near boil and add remaining sugar. Boil for one minute while stirring. After one minute, take off heat and let settle for 30 seconds. Now you are ready to pour into a microwave safe plastic bowl or rectangular Tupperware coated with Pam cooking spray or some similar oil. Let stand for 15 minutes before placing lid on. This Jelly bowl or roll is the perfect appetizer because it tastes great but will also not be liquid at all. Very firm. You can cut into cubes if desired.
You can lessen the amount of SSP pectin to 35 grams for normal pepper jelly if desired.
Happy Jamming

01/16/2024

Keeping a clean cooking environment? When most of us think of clean, our minds go to pots, scoops and cooking surfaces. That is a good thing. However, we need to understand that most environment problems in our cooking environment come from places not often cleaned or never cleaned. Some examples, Air conditioning and heating outlets and duct work. I walked into my bank a couple of years ago and noticed the hvac outlet above the teller had black residue on the sheet rock. It was obvious it was coming from the vent. I encouraged the bank teller to bring this to the managers attention. She must have because it was gone the next time I was there. Having you duct system cleaned anually is ideal. Any place where moisture is present for an extended period of time will grow mold. Some strains of mold can be very damaging to our lungs. My point here is too encourage everyone to be aware of your environment, even when everything looks clean. Another piece of equipment to avoid, evaporative coolers. They discharge high amounts of moisture and should in general never be used in confined area's. Whenever possible use a refrigerant base air conditioner. They actually act as a dehumidifier and remove moisture. A few things to think about. Happy Jamming!