Jelly is one of the staples of breakfast, goes great on toast and makes an excellent addition for snacks. Jelly also goes great with a number and variety of crackers and other goodies. Jelly making is also a fun activity to share with kids. They are also a great way to learn and teach tradition and history.
Jelly making is something that brings back the feelings of togetherness and generational closeness that can often times is lost in the hustle of modern day life. Homemade jelly is also significantly better for you as you can control not only the ingredients but also how fresh they are. If you are looking for a healthy alternative to store bought products that can be loaded in sugar, preservatives, additives and chemicals than homemade jelly making is certainly something to give consideration to when coming up with healthy alternatives.
Rose Hip Jelly
Ingredients
8 cups of rose hips
6 cups of water
1 box of certo
1/2 cup lemon juice
5 cups of sugar
Directions
Take the rose hips and boil for 10-15 minutes or until soft enough to crush. Crush and squeeze through a cloth in order to make a juice. For every 4 cups of juice add on box of Cetro or other brand of pectin and bring to a boil. Then add lemon juice and sugar.
If it foams add ½ a teaspoon of margarine. Bring to a boil again and boil hard for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, pour into sterilized containers, and then seal the jars with the caps and rings. The consistency should be that of liquid honey.
This next recipe really takes grape jelly to a completely new level by spicing it up. It is a delicious alternative to an old classic. This jelly is also one that does not require the use of Gelatin or pectin additions.
Spiced Grape Jelly
Ingredients
2 oz Stick cinnamon
1 oz Whole cloves
1/2 pt Vinegar
3 1/2 lb Sugar
1/2 pt Grape juice
7 lb Grapes
Directions
Tie stick cinnamon and clove in a bag, and put in preserving pan with vinegar, sugar and grape juice. Place on stove and when the mixture boils add grapes and boil until it is at the jelly stage. Remove from stove and bottle. Spiced grapes generally require from one hour to one and a half hours boiling.
Mint Jelly
Ingredients
2 cups water
1-cup vinegar
1-cup basil or mint leaves
6 1/2 cups sugar
1 bottle fruit pectin
Green food coloring optional
Directions
Combine the water, vinegar, mint leaves and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and then add the fruit pectin, heat until the mixture reaches a full rolling boil and boil for 1 minute.
Remove the leaves and seal the resulting mixture in hot sterilized containers. This recipe makes approximately 12 - 6 oz containers of Jelly. The green food coloring will give it a more appealing look and set the right tone for the flavor of mint.
Here is a spicy gift from down south that makes a great homemade gift idea.
Spicy hot pepper Jelly
Ingredients
1-cup water
2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce (Tabasco or other favorite)
1/3 cup lemon juice
½ bottle (3 oz) of liquid pectin
Red food coloring
Directions
Combine water, hot pepper sauce, lemon juice, and sugar in a large saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring constantly, Add pectin to the mixture along with a few drops of red food coloring. Cook, until the mixture comes to a rolling boil, stir continuously. Boil hard for 30 seconds, Remove from heat. Skim off any foam and pour into 8 oz jelly jars. Remember to leave about ¼ in of headspace. Then process for 5 minutes in a boiling water bath.
Apple Jelly
Ingredients
4 cups apple juice (about 3lbs tart apples and 3 cups water)
2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
3 cups sugar
Directions
To prepare juice
Select ¾ ripe apple. Wash applies. Cut apples into small pieces. Add water, cover and then bring to boil. Reduce heat, simmer for 20-25 minutes or until applies are soft. Strain juice through a damp jelly bag or several layers of cheesecloth.
To make Jelly
Put apple juice in large saucepot. Add lemon juice and sugar, stirring to dissolve sugar.
Boil over high heat, stirring constantly to 8 degrees F above the boiling point of water or until the jelly mixture sheets from a spoon. Remove from heat, skim foam if necessary. Ladle into sterilized jars leave ¼ in headspace.
Jelly making is something that brings back the feelings of togetherness and generational closeness that can often times is lost in the hustle of modern day life. Homemade jelly is also significantly better for you as you can control not only the ingredients but also how fresh they are. If you are looking for a healthy alternative to store bought products that can be loaded in sugar, preservatives, additives and chemicals than homemade jelly making is certainly something to give consideration to when coming up with healthy alternatives.
Rose Hip Jelly
Ingredients
8 cups of rose hips
6 cups of water
1 box of certo
1/2 cup lemon juice
5 cups of sugar
Directions
Take the rose hips and boil for 10-15 minutes or until soft enough to crush. Crush and squeeze through a cloth in order to make a juice. For every 4 cups of juice add on box of Cetro or other brand of pectin and bring to a boil. Then add lemon juice and sugar.
If it foams add ½ a teaspoon of margarine. Bring to a boil again and boil hard for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, pour into sterilized containers, and then seal the jars with the caps and rings. The consistency should be that of liquid honey.
This next recipe really takes grape jelly to a completely new level by spicing it up. It is a delicious alternative to an old classic. This jelly is also one that does not require the use of Gelatin or pectin additions.
Spiced Grape Jelly
Ingredients
2 oz Stick cinnamon
1 oz Whole cloves
1/2 pt Vinegar
3 1/2 lb Sugar
1/2 pt Grape juice
7 lb Grapes
Directions
Tie stick cinnamon and clove in a bag, and put in preserving pan with vinegar, sugar and grape juice. Place on stove and when the mixture boils add grapes and boil until it is at the jelly stage. Remove from stove and bottle. Spiced grapes generally require from one hour to one and a half hours boiling.
Mint Jelly
Ingredients
2 cups water
1-cup vinegar
1-cup basil or mint leaves
6 1/2 cups sugar
1 bottle fruit pectin
Green food coloring optional
Directions
Combine the water, vinegar, mint leaves and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and then add the fruit pectin, heat until the mixture reaches a full rolling boil and boil for 1 minute.
Remove the leaves and seal the resulting mixture in hot sterilized containers. This recipe makes approximately 12 - 6 oz containers of Jelly. The green food coloring will give it a more appealing look and set the right tone for the flavor of mint.
Here is a spicy gift from down south that makes a great homemade gift idea.
Spicy hot pepper Jelly
Ingredients
1-cup water
2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce (Tabasco or other favorite)
1/3 cup lemon juice
½ bottle (3 oz) of liquid pectin
Red food coloring
Directions
Combine water, hot pepper sauce, lemon juice, and sugar in a large saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring constantly, Add pectin to the mixture along with a few drops of red food coloring. Cook, until the mixture comes to a rolling boil, stir continuously. Boil hard for 30 seconds, Remove from heat. Skim off any foam and pour into 8 oz jelly jars. Remember to leave about ¼ in of headspace. Then process for 5 minutes in a boiling water bath.
Apple Jelly
Ingredients
4 cups apple juice (about 3lbs tart apples and 3 cups water)
2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
3 cups sugar
Directions
To prepare juice
Select ¾ ripe apple. Wash applies. Cut apples into small pieces. Add water, cover and then bring to boil. Reduce heat, simmer for 20-25 minutes or until applies are soft. Strain juice through a damp jelly bag or several layers of cheesecloth.
To make Jelly
Put apple juice in large saucepot. Add lemon juice and sugar, stirring to dissolve sugar.
Boil over high heat, stirring constantly to 8 degrees F above the boiling point of water or until the jelly mixture sheets from a spoon. Remove from heat, skim foam if necessary. Ladle into sterilized jars leave ¼ in headspace.
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