Autumn Olive... making mint-berry juice

(shared this in another thread, but thought it might need it's own)

Autumn Olive fruit juice.. pressure canned with whole berries.

I used stevia and mint in mine.    Berries rinsed several times to remove any loose stems, floating old berries, or small insects.

Canned about half-full,  with about a tablespoon of fresh mint and stevia leaves.   Poured hot water from my electric kettle to about an inch headspace.

Processed for fruit times;  5psi for about 15 mins.  

As it cools after processing, the juice turns a pretty cloudy pink, and the berries sink.   I let it steep for a few weeks for the mint/stevia to mingle before opening.   To me, the flavor is something between pomegranate and cranberry juice.

When I open it,  I give it a stir with a spoon to squeeze a little more juice from the (very soft) berries, and then strain it through mesh into a glass.  

The processing is supposed to kill the seeds so it should be safe to compost the residue, if you are worried about the invasive nature of this plant.