Saturday, July 22, 2023

Christmas Pepper Jelly

 1 cup green bell peppers, seeded and chopped

1/2 cup jalapeno peppers, rinsed and seeded

1 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

6 cups sugar

1 bottle certo liquid fruit pectin

Optional: 1/2 cup red pepper, seeded and diced

8-9 drops green food coloring

Place green pepper and jalapenos in food processor and add 1/2 cup of the vinegar. Blend until smooth. Pour mixture into 4 qt saucepan. Rinse processor with the remaining vinegar and add to peppers. Stire in sugar and red peppers.  Bring mixture to a hard boil that you cannot stir down. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Skim foam carefully leaving as many red peppers on surfaces as possible. Add food coloring and stir until blended.  Pour immediately into sterilized jars. Seal with wax or refrigerate.


Makes 7 1/2 pint jars

Serve on cracker with cream cheese or on omelets.

Recipe from Kerma Kenley

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