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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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For growers of borage add flowers to herbal vinegar as a dye and for a slight cucumber flavour.This is wonderful on cucumber tea sandwiches. Ingredients:
6 cups borage leaves (and flowers) |
1 tablespoon mint leaf (optional) |
2 tablespoons lemons |
1 (1 3/4 ounce) package dry pectin |
5 cups sugar |
Directions:
1. Soak 6 cups of borage leaves and mint leave if using and flowers parts in a 4 cups of cold water overnight, drain and strain, pressing the liquid out of the leaves and flowers gently.
2. Measure 4 cups of the liquid, add the lemon juice, and pectin.
3. Put into a deep jelly kettle and bring to a rolling boil, then add sugar and stir to mix well.
4. Stir and boil hard for 1 1/2 minutes, or until mixture sheets from a wooden spoon, skim, pour into hot clean 1/2 pint jelly jars. Seal the a water bath accordingly.
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