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mint jelly by eddie

EDWARDCARL avatar
Recipe by
Eddie Jordan
@EDWARDCARL
Bristow, OK

Mint jelly is easy to make and is good to have on hand when your grilling.. Spread some Mint Jelly on your steak or chicken. Yummy. Put some on your brisket. It's great on lamb chops and ham.

yield serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
method Canning/Preserving

Ingredients For mint jelly by eddie

  • 1 1/2 c
    fresh mint leaves packed
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 2 1/4 c
    water
  • 2
    drops green food coloring
  • 3 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 pkg
    liquid pectin

How To Make mint jelly by eddie

  • 1
    Rinse off the mint leaves and place them into a large sauce pan. Crush with a potato masher or the bottom of a glass. Add water and bring the mint to a boil. Remove from heat cover and let stand for 10 minutes, strain and measure out 1 2/3 cup of mint.
  • 2
    Place the pan over high heat, bring to a boil stirring constantly. Once the mixture is boiling stir in the pectin. Boil the mixture for a full minute while stirring constantly.
  • 3
    Remove from heat and skim off any foam using a large METAL spoon. Transfer the mixture to hot sterile jar's and seal.
  • 4
    Bring water bath canner to a boil over high heat. Lower the jar's into the canner using the jar lifter leave a 2 inch space between the jar's. Pour in more water if necessary until boiling.
  • 5
    The water level should be at least 1 inch above the top jar's Bring water to full boil. When water starts boiling time for 10 minutes
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