How to Make Mint Jelly

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.

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

1. Examine jars for cracks and nicks. Discard damaged jars.

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

3. Wash mint leaves.

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

5. Bring to rolling boil.

6. Add sugar slowly to juice, stirring constantly.

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

8. Remove from heat and remove mint leaves.

9. Skim foam.

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

11. Wipe tops of jars with clean damp cloth.

12. Place vacuum seals and rings on jars.

13. Invert jar for a few seconds.

14. Label jars, cool, test seal and store.

Tips & Warnings

• Green food coloring is optional.

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[Brique]

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???