Apple Juice Mint Jelly Food

MINT JELLY

Steps:

• Rinse off the mint leaves, and place them into a large saucepan. Crush with a potato masher or the bottom of a jar or 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 cups of the mint.
• Place 1 2/3 cups mint into a saucepan. Stir in the lemon juice and food coloring. Mix in the sugar, and 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. Remove from heat, and skim foam off the top using a large metal spoon. Transfer the mixture to hot sterile jars, and seal.
• Place a rack in the bottom of a large stockpot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then carefully lower the jars into the pot using a holder. Leave a 2 inch space between the jars. Pour in more boiling water if necessary until the water level is at least 1 inch above the tops of the jars. Bring the water to a full boil, cover the pot, and process for 10 minutes.

APPLE MINT JELLY

Steps:

• Place apple juice, vinegar and mint sprigs in a large heavy pan.
• cover pan with lid and bring to the boil then boil for 10 minutes.
• remove mint sprigs add sugar and jamsetta cook over low heat stirring till all is dissolved.
• boil rapidly for about 15 minutes tillmixture gels remove from heat add mint and enough green colouring to give nice colour stand 5 minutes then bottle.
• keeps well.

APPLE JUICE JELLY

Steps:

• Bring juice, pectin and food coloring (if using) to a boil.
• Add sugar.
• Boil 2 minutes, stirring all the while.
• Skim off any foam.
• Pour into prepared jars.
• Sit upside down till cooled.

APPLE-MINT JELLY (LESS-SUGAR)

Steps:

• Boil mint leaves in 1/2 cup water for 5 minutes and SAVE liquid.
• Add to apple Juice to make 6 cups.
• Mix Pectin with 1/4 cup sugar and add to apple juice.
• Bring to a rolling boil.
• Stir in remaining sugar and bring to a rolling boil AGAIN and boil 1 minute.
• Add mint flavoring to taste and Green Food coloring to tint.
• Skim off foam if needed; Pour into heat-resistant jars with lids and seal.

OLD FASHION APPLE-MINT JELLY

Steps:

• Wash the apples and remove the stems and dark spots. Quarter but do not peel or core. Place in a medium size enamel pot.
• Add just enough water to half cover the fruit. Cook over low heat until fruit is soft (about 1 hour) place cooked apples in a jelly bag and drain out the liquid. You will get more juice if you squeeze the bag but the jelly will be cloudy if you do.
• Measure the juice. Add 1/2 c honey for each cup of juice. Boil until jelly is done.
• To test if your jelly is done remove the syrup from the heat and scoop up a small amount of jelly with a cold metal spoon. Raise it about a foot above above the pot away from the steam and wait about 20 seconds. Tip the spoon so that the syrup slides off the side of the spoon. If the syrup forms two drops that flow together and slide off the spoon in one sheet the jelly should be done. If it slides off in several separate drops cook it longer.
• Add 1/4 c mint leaves for every quart of juice. Stir and allow to cook 1 minute further.
• Remove leaves and ladle into hot sterile jars. Seal and process in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes or as according to canners instructions.
• For special occasions you can pour hot jelly into buttered molds.

APPLE JUICE MINT JELLY

Steps:

• Wash mint and mince finely; add 2 tablespoons sugar and water and let stand for several hours or overnight.
• Bring to boiling point; strain.
• Combine remaining sugar and apple juice.
• Cook for 20 minutes or until mixture reaches 220F on a candy thermometer (at sea level; reduce by two degrees for every 1000 feet in elevation).
• Add food coloring and mint juice.
• Pour into hot, sterilized jars and seal; process in boiling water bath for ten minutes.
• **Variation-Use spearmint flavoring for apple jelly, if you don't have fresh mint.

APPLE JELLY (FROM JUICE)

Steps:

• Core apples but leave on peel.
• Pour apple juice and concentrate into a large, heavy pot. Add apples, 4 cinnamon sticks, and ground cinnamon. Bring to a boil and cook until apples are soft, about 15 minutes.
• Remove apples with a slotted spoon and place in a food processor. Pulse until no longer chunky, then put back into the pot and cook for another 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, inspect five pint-sized jars for cracks and rings for rust, discarding any defective ones. Immerse in simmering water until jelly is ready. Wash new, unused lids and rings in warm soapy water.
• Use a fine mesh strainer to strain out apples, and place applesauce in a container and refrigerate to eat later. Strain juice again using many layers of cheesecloth. Pour the liquid back into the pot with the cinnamon sticks.
• Add sugar and pectin and bring to a rolling boil, adding butter just before it boils to keep it from foaming.
• Ladle into the prepared jars, adding a fresh cinnamon stick to each jar if desired. Place the seals and lids on the jars, making sure to clean the rims of any syrup that may have gotten on the mouths of the jars.
• Place a rack in the bottom of a large stockpot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil and lower jars 2 inches apart into the boiling water using a holder. Pour in more boiling water to cover jars by at least 1 inch. Bring to a rolling boil, cover, and process for 20 minutes.
• Remove the jars from the stockpot and place them upside down on a towel for 45 minutes to help the lids to seal. Turn jars over and let rest for 12 to 24 hours.

MINT JELLY

Steps:

• Crush mint leaves (I did a rough chop). Add water. Bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat, cover and let stand 10 minutes. Strain and measure 3 cups of mint infusion.
• Add food coloring and lemon juice. Add Sure-Jell, dissolve and bring to a rapid boil.
• Add sugar. Cook fast, stirring occasionally until it comes to a rapid boil that cannot be stirred down, then cook 1 minute more.
• Pour into sterilized jelly glasses and seal. I processed in the steam canner for 10 minutes to insure a good seal.