| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
|
|
|
1 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 5 |
|
Medium-sized jalapeno peppers (I used a ton of small serranos) |
| 2 |
sm |
Green bell peppers and 1 small red bell ( I didn't use any, all hot) |
| 6 |
c |
Sugar |
| 2 |
c |
Cider vinegar |
| 1 |
|
Bottle (six-ounce) liquid pectin -or- |
| 2 |
|
Pouches (three-ounce) of liquid pectin |
| 3 |
dr |
Red or green food coloring (optional but sometimes it comes out a funky color without a bit of help) , more or less |
| 6 |
|
Half-pint canning jars or jelly jars |
INSTRUCTIONS
Here is the pepper jelly recipe from the Shepherd's catalog:
Wear rubber gloves (I didn't) and split open the peppers and remove and
discard the seeds (I didn't do this either, all went in!)
Place all the peppers in the blender or food processor and puree until
liquefied. (Add a bit of the vinegar if needed to make blending easier) I
did. You should have about 1 cup. (I had more but because I just kept
chopping and flinging in peppers)
In a large (5 quart) pot combine the pureed peppers with the sugarand
vinegar over high heat. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly, add
the pectin, and return to a rolling boil. Boil for exactly one minute.
Remove from heat, add coloring if desired, skim and immediately pour into
half pint canning jars; complete the seals by boiling water bath processing
for 10 minutes or sealing with parafin wax. ( I boiled my jars and kept
the lids in hot water like you do for canning. I poured the boiling jelly
into hot jars and sealed with lids and turned upside down. The lids sealed
just fine, I did not boil for 10 minutes)
It takes awhile for it to totally set.....we were like nervous parents,
kept checking to see if everything was alright. We had almost decided that
if it didn't set, at least it would be hot and we could use it for
something!
It turned out great!
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 14:59:27 -0500
From: lr21@cornell.edu (Linda Reynolds)
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