Cant Be Beet Raspberry Jelly Food

BEET-RASPBERRY JELLY

Steps:

• Cook beets in water until tender.
• Drain.
• Reserve juice.
• Combine reserved juice, lemon juice, and pectin crystals in large pot.
• Heat and stir on medium-high until it comes to a boil.
• Stir in sugar and gelatin.
• Boil 6 minutes stirring coccasionally.
• Skim off foam.
• Pour into hot sterilized half pint jars to within 1/4 inch of top.
• Place sterilized metal lids on jars and screw metal bands on securely.
• For added assurance against spoilage, you may choose to process in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes.

OLD FASHION BEET JELLY

Steps:

• When cooking beets, scrub the beets well and cut them in half before placing them in the pot. Cook until tender and reserve the liquid.
• Measure out 3 cups of beet juice and mix it with the the Certo and lemon juice. Bring this to a boil.
• Once boiling, add sugar and Jello and boil for about 4 minutes.
• Pour into sterilized jars.

RASPBERRY JELLY

Steps:

• Wash raspberries, removing any stems, leaves or rotten berries.
• Transfer clean raspberries into a large, stainless steel stock pot, and heat over low until barely warm. Crush berries (I used a potato masher) to extract juice.
• Line a big sieve or colander with several layers of cheesecloth and place over a bowl. I use a big 8-cup marked measuring bowl. Pour mashed raspberries into colander, tie cheesecloth up into a bag, and hang to drip for several hours or overnight.
• If you have a really good juicer, scoop remaining pulp out of cheesecloth bag and run through the juicer. Otherwise squeeze your cheesecloth bag on regular intervals to make sure you extract as much juice as possible.
• wash out your jars, lids and rings. put jars into canning kettle and bring to a boil. place rings and lids in a bowl of hot water.
• Measure your juice, and the pulp you get from the juicer (here's where the marked measuring bowl comes in handy :-) ). You want 4 cups of juice. Add a little fruit juice or water if necessary.
• Pour raspberry juice into your large, stainless steel stock pot, and add your dry pectin, stirring the whole time you are adding it.
• Place pot on stove on high heat, and bring to a full rolling boil, stirring often.
• pour sugar slowly into boiling rhubarb (a second pair of hands is useful for this step!), stirring as you go.
• Keep stirring to prevent sticking and burning, until mixture returns to a full boil. Continue to boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat when done.
• pour jelly into processed jars, putting on lids and rings, tightening to finger tight.
• process in water bath in your canner for 5 minutes.
• remove and place on a dry towel to cool for 24 hours. Lids should pop down fairly quickly. Enjoy!

CAN'T BE 'BEET' RASPBERRY JELLY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over high heat, stir together the pectin, beet juice, and raspberry drink mix. Cook, stirring constantly, until bubbles begin to form around the edge. Immediately stir in the sugar and lemon juice, bring to a rolling boil, and boil hard for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat, and skim off any foam using a large metal spoon. transfer to sterile jars, and seal, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Process any unsealed jars in a hot water bath for 10 minutes. Refrigerate jelly after opening.