Green Pepper Jelly
Adrienne and I bought a home canning kit, and for our first try at canning something we made Green Pepper Jelly (Recipe below). I decided to add green food coloring but didn't realize that the bottle wasn't a dropper so the finished product is VERY green. We haven't tried it yet, but it came out a little syrupy :(
7 green bell pepper
1 jalapeno
1 1/2 cups vinegar
1 1/2 cups apple juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 cups sugar
1 package powdered pectin
Wash peppers; remove stems and seeds and cut into 1/2 inch squares. Puree
half of peppers and 3/4 cup vinegar in blender or food processor. Puree
remaining peppers and vinegar. Pour into a large bowl and add apple juice.
Cover & refrigerate over night.
Strain pureed mixture through several thicknesses of damp cheesecloth.
Measure 4 cups juice into a large sauce pot. If necessary, add water to
make 4 cups. Stir salt and pectin into juice. Bring to a rolling boil
over high heat, stirring constantly. Add sugar & return to a rolling boil.
Boil hard for 1 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam
if necessary. (Add food coloring, if desired.) Pour hot into hot,
sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch headroom. Adjust caps. Process 5
minutes in boiling water bath.
Yield: about 6 half pints.
posted by Dave @ 9:49 AM
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