Rose Petal Jelly
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup fresh, fragrant rose petals, lightly packed
- 2 or 3 whole cloves, optional
- or 1/3 cup food-grade dried rose petals
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 (1 3/4-ounce) box powdered pectin such as Sure-jel
- 4 cups sugar
- 1. Bring the water to a boil in a small saucepan and stir in the roses, and cloves if using. Remove from the heat and let the mixture steep for 10 minutes, as if you were making rose-petal tea.
- 2. Strain the "tea" into a deep preserving kettle, discarding the solids. Stir in the lemon juice and pectin and continue stirring until the pectin is dissolved.
- 3. Over the highest possible heat, bring the mixture to a boil and add the sugar. When the solution returns to a hard rolling boil, time it for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. After 2 full minutes, transfer the jelly to hot, sterilized glasses and seal according to manufacturer's suggestions.
- - Greg Atkinson, 2012
water, petals, foodgrade dried rose petals, lemon, sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/rose-petal-jelly-51890181 (may not work)