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Holiday Cranberry Jelly Recipe

Louisa May Alcott begins her account of the four March girls' life during the Christmas season. Spread some holiday cheer with this rosy pink cranberry jelly.—

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Holiday Cranberry Jelly Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Process: 10 min.

Yield: 64 Servings

25 10 35

Ingredients

4 cups cranberry juice
6-1/2 cups sugar
2 pouches (3 ounces each) liquid fruit pectin

Directions

In a Dutch oven, combine cranberry juice and sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Remove from the heat; skim off foam. Carefully ladle hot liquid into hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner. Yield: 8 half-pints.

Editor's Note: The processing time listed is for altitudes of 1,000 feet or less. Add 1 minute to the processing time for each 1,000 feet of additional altitude.

Nutritional Facts 2 tablespoons equals 86 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Holiday Cranberry Jelly in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2012, p172