How to Make Mint Jelly

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Spearmint makes a wonderful jelly to use with meats or spread thinly on fancy finger sandwiches with soft goat cheese. This recipe yields 7 6-oz. jelly glasses.

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Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

labels
Lids
Spoon Or Whisk
Canning jars
Damp cloths
Rings
Kettles
Sugars For Fruit Filling
Red Food Coloring
Pectin

Step 1

Examine jars for cracks and nicks. Discard damaged jars.
Step 2

Wash jars, leaving in warm dishwasher or hot water until needed.
Step 3

Wash mint leaves.
Step 4

Combine in large kettle apple juice, mint leaves, pectin and food coloring.
Step 5

Bring to rolling boil.
Step 6

Add sugar slowly to juice, stirring constantly.
Step 7

Boil for 1 minute or until jelly slides off spoon in sheets.
Step 8

Remove from heat and remove mint leaves.
Step 9

Skim foam.
Step 10

Pour into hot jelly jars, leaving 1/8-inch head space.
Step 11

Wipe tops of jars with clean damp cloth.
Step 12

Place vacuum seals and rings on jars.
Step 13

Invert jar for a few seconds.
Step 14

Label jars, cool, test seal and store.

Tips & Warnings

Green food coloring is optional.

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Brique said

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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???