Cardamom Grape Jelly
- 3 1/2 lbs concord grapes, stemmed, washed making 5 cups of juice
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 (1 3/4 ounce) box dry pectin
- 6 -7 cups sugar (this calls for 7 but 6 is sweet enough and does thicken to a jell)
- 1 tablespoon green cardamom pods, crushed and placed in a tea infuser
- Place cardamon in a tea leave holder or cheese cloth.
- Cook grapes and cardamon in water in a covered saucepan.
- Strain mixture through cheesecloth overnight.
- Measure 5 cups of the juice and pour into a 5-quart kettle with the cardamom.
- Add the pectin and cook over high heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a full, rolling boil.
- Brushing sides of pot with a wet pastry brush.
- Boil rapidly ONE minute, stirring constantly.
- Add sugar and cardamom and boil rapidly again for one minute.
- Remove jelly from heat, remove cardamon and discard, skim off foam, and pour into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/2-inch space at the top of each jar. Process in water bath for 10 minutes.
concord grapes, water, pectin, sugar, green cardamom pods
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cardamom-grape-jelly-166726 (may not work)