Love Apple Jelly
- 3 pound tomatoes cleaned and sliced, to measure 8 cups
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 each hot chili peppers chopped
- 3/4 cups basil freshly chopped
- 3 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice bottled
- 2 ounces fruit pectin, dry
- 3 drops food coloring red, optional
- In a large stainless steel saucepan combine the tomatoes, water, chilies, and basil.
- Over hight heat bring the mixture to a boil; reduce heat to medium-high, cover and gently boil, stirring occasionally until the tomatoes are soft, about 25 minutes.
- Pour the mixture into a dampened jelly bag, or fine sieve lined with several layers of cheesecloth and suspend over a bowl.
- Let drip to collect the juice.
- Meanwhile, place 7 clean 125ml mason jars on the rack in a boiling water canner, cover with water that has been heated to a simmer.
- In a small saucepan using new snap lids, heat lids covered in water to barely a simmer.
- Keep jars and lids hot until ready to use.
- Measure 1 3/4 cups of juice into a saucepan.
- Add lemon juice and whisk in pectin until disolved.
- Stirring bring the mixture to a boil over high heat.
- Add the sugar.
- Stirring constantly bring the mixture to a full rolling boil and boil like this for one minute.
- Remove from heat and skim off any foam that has accumulated.
- Ladle jelly into hot prepared mason jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of the top.
- Wipe jar rim with a paper towel that has been dampened with vinegar.
- Center the lid onto the jar and apply the screw band until finger tight, do not over tighten.
- Place the jar in the boiling water canner.
- Repeat with the remaining mason jars.
- Bring the canner to a boil and process for 10 minutes.
- Remove jars without tilting and let sit undisturbed for 24 hours to cool.
- After cooling check the jar lids, sealed lids will be curved downwards.
- Label and store in a cool dark place.
tomatoes, water, hot chili peppers, basil freshly, sugar, lemon juice bottled, fruit pectin, coloring red
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/love-apple-jelly-51052 (may not work)