Things You'll Need:
- labels
- Lids
- Spoon Or Whisk
- Canning jars
- Damp cloths
- Rings
- Kettles
- Sugars For Fruit Filling
- Red Food Coloring
- Pectin
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Step 1
Examine jars for cracks and nicks. Discard damaged jars.
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Step 2
Wash jars, leaving in warm dishwasher or hot water until needed.
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Step 3
Wash mint leaves.
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Step 4
Combine in large kettle apple juice, mint leaves, pectin and food coloring.
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Step 5
Bring to rolling boil.
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Step 6
Add sugar slowly to juice, stirring constantly.
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Step 7
Boil for 1 minute or until jelly slides off spoon in sheets.
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Step 8
Remove from heat and remove mint leaves.
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Step 9
Skim foam.
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Step 10
Pour into hot jelly jars, leaving 1/8-inch head space.
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Step 11
Wipe tops of jars with clean damp cloth.
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Step 12
Place vacuum seals and rings on jars.
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Step 13
Invert jar for a few seconds.
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Step 14
Label jars, cool, test seal and store.











Comments
Brique said
on 7/20/2009 Why aren't there any amounts written here? How much apple juice - what kind of apple juice is best - how much pectin - how many mint leaves - shouldn't some chopped up mint leaves stay in the jelly - and why in the world would anyone color mint jelly red???