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Mint Jelly Recipes
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by Jane Lake
Mint jelly is a versatile condiment, which makes it a natural gift in a jar. Traditionally used as an accompaniment to lamb, mint jelly also complements ham or pork very well. For guests, serve a dollop of mint jelly on the top of a pear or peach half for a refreshing taste and pleasing gourmet touch on the side of each dinner plate.Easy Mint Jelly
- 1 cup of mint leaves, washed, then dried on paper towels
- 4 cups apple juice
- 4 cups white sugar
- 1 box powdered pectin
- 5 or 6 drops green food coloring
Note: You can finely chop the mint leaves and leave them in the jelly, or wrap the whole leaves in a cheesecloth bag and remove before packing the jelly in jars.
Mint Jelly Video Tutorial
This video shows how to make mint jelly using one cup of fresh mint leaves, 2 cups of boiling water, 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, 3-1/2 cups of sugar and 3 drops of green food coloring.
If you are new to canning, watching the process step-by-step can be useful to unravel such mysteries as mashing the leaves, sieving the infusion, skimming the foam, and water bath processing.
The four jars of clear mint jelly that result from this recipe look beautiful!

There are 2 comments
Feb 17, 2011 - 07:52
you have awell set up cite. found your print buntin works better than mine.
my mum makes jams,pickels,sauces & cakes
for the markets loves to cross check rescipes
she makes 12 egg lemon butter strait on the element
Nov 29, 2010 - 23:43
that was great. what music was that?
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