Violet Jelly Recipe

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For a beautiful jelly to give as gifts, I make this jelly. Not only is it delicious but it will impress all!— Bernard Bellin, Franklin, Wisconsin

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Violet Jelly Recipe

Prep: 40 min. + standing Process: 5 min.

Yield: 40 Servings

40 25 65

Ingredients

8 cups fresh violet blossoms
3-1/2 cups boiling water
1 package (1-3/4 ounces) powdered fruit pectin
1/2 cup lemon juice
4 cups sugar

Directions

Rinse and drain blossoms; place in a large heat-resistant glass bowl. Pour boiling water over the blossoms and let stand for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Strain and reserve violet liquid, pressing with a spatula to extract all possible color. Discard blossoms.
Measure violet liquid; add enough water to measure 3-1/2 cups (liquid will be blue-green). Stir in pectin, lemon juice and sugar (the liquid will turn a violet color).
Pour into a large stainless steel saucepan; bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute.
Remove from the heat; skim off foam. Carefully ladle hot liquid into hot sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 5 minutes in a boiling-water canner. Yield: about 5 half-pints.

Editor's Note: Only pick flowers from chemical-free woods or lawns. Also, be sure your blossoms come from the common wild violet, not the
African violet houseplant, which is inedible. 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 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 86 calories, trace fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Violet Jelly in Birds & Blooms April/May 1997, p55

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Reviewed on May. 01, 2013 by ChevalDeLis

What an unusual recipe, but quite tasty! It's a very delicate flavor; I put it on cornbread with a touch of butter. The color is superb, especially contrasted with the yellow of the butter/cornbread. It tastes like standing in the middle of a field of clover on a warm day...a bit grassy and not over sweet! Will be perfect to open up a jar next January and be transported right into spring.