Winter Apple Jelly

Name: Winter Apple Jelly
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 7 half-pints.
Ingredients: 1 quart apple juice; 1 package (1-3/4 ounces) powdered fruit pectin; 2 tablespoons bottled lemon juice; 3 to 6 drops red food coloring, optional; 5-1/2 cups sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Process: 5 min. YIELD: 7 half-pints.

—Maria Weber, Toledo, Ohio

Ingredients

1 quart apple juice
1 package (1-3/4 ounces) powdered fruit pectin
2 tablespoons bottled lemon juice
3 to 6 drops red food coloring, optional
5-1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. In a Dutch oven, combine the apple juice, pectin, lemon juice and food coloring if desired. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Quickly stir in sugar; return to a full rolling boil. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
2. Remove from the heat; skim off foam. Stir in cinnamon. Carefully ladle hot mixture into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 5 minutes in a boiling-water canner.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 90 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

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