SURE.JELL Rose Hip Jelly
- 5 cups prepared juice (buy about 2 qt. fully ripe rose hips and 6 ripe medium tart apples)
- 1 box SURE-JELL Fruit Pectin
- 1/4 tsp. ground mace
- 10 drops red food coloring
- 2 drops yellow food coloring
- 1/2 tsp. butter or margarine
- 6 cups sugar, measured into separate bowl
- Bring boiling-water canner, half full with water, to simmer.
- Wash jars and screw bands in hot soapy water; rinse with warm water.
- Pour boiling water over flat lids in saucepan off the heat.
- Let stand in hot water until ready to use.
- Drain jars well before filling.
- Remove stems from rose hips; place in saucepan.
- Add enough water to cover.
- Bring to boil.
- Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 1 hour or until rose hips are very soft.
- Place three layers of damp cheesecloth or a jelly bag in large bowl.
- Pour prepared rose hips into cheesecloth.
- Tie cheesecloth closed; hang and let drip into bowl until dripping stops.
- Press gently.
- Measure exactly 2 cups juice into 6- to 8-qt.
- saucepot.
- Remove stems and blossom ends from apples.
- Cut apples into small pieces (do not peel or core).
- Place in large saucepan; add water to cover.
- Bring to boil.
- Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 min., stirring occasionally.
- Crush cooked apples; cover and simmer 5 min.
- Place three layers of damp cheesecloth or a jelly bag in large bowl.
- Pour prepared fruit into cheesecloth.
- Tie cheesecloth closed; hang and let drip into bowl until dripping stops.
- Press gently.
- Measure exactly 3 cups juice; add to rose hip juice in saucepot.
- (If needed, add up to 1/2 cup water for exact measure.)
- Stir pectin, mace and food coloring into juice in saucepot.
- Add butter to reduce foaming.
- Bring mixture to full rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred) on high heat, stirring constantly.
- Stir in sugar.
- Bring to full rolling boil and boil exactly 1 min., stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Skim off any foam with metal spoon.
- Ladle quickly into prepared jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of tops.
- Wipe jar rims and threads.
- Cover with two-piece lids.
- Screw bands tightly.
- Place jars on elevated rack in canner.
- Lower rack into canner.
- ( Water must cover jars by 1 to 2 inches.
- Add boiling water, if necessary.)
- Cover; bring water to gentle boil.
- Process 5 min.
- Remove jars and place upright on a towel to cool completely.
- After jars cool, check seals by pressing middles of lids with finger.
- (If lids spring back, lids are not sealed and refrigeration is necessary.)
prepared juice, ground mace, coloring, coloring, butter, sugar
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/-20502.aspx (may not work)