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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 65 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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A good tasting jelly, that tastes nothing like beets. A good way to use up garden beets. Ingredients:
4 lbs large beets, peeled and cut up (about 6) |
5 cups water |
3 cups reserved beet juice (add water if needed) |
3 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh or bottled) |
1 (2 ounce) package pectin, crystals |
4 cups granulated sugar |
1 (3 ounce) package raspberry jell-o gelatin |
Directions:
1. Cook beets in water until tender.
2. Drain.
3. Reserve juice.
4. Combine reserved juice, lemon juice, and pectin crystals in large pot.
5. Heat and stir on medium-high until it comes to a boil.
6. Stir in sugar and gelatin.
7. Boil 6 minutes stirring coccasionally.
8. Skim off foam.
9. Pour into hot sterilized half pint jars to within 1/4 inch of top.
10. Place sterilized metal lids on jars and screw metal bands on securely.
11. For added assurance against spoilage, you may choose to process in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes.
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