Pomegranate Champagne Jelly Food

POMEGRANATE WINE JELLY

Steps:

• Combine wine, pomegranate juice, lemon juice, and pectin in a large pot. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Add sugar, stirring until dissolved. Return to a rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam off top, if necessary.
• Ladle hot jelly into hot, sterilized jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Tighten 2 piece lids. Process for 5 minutes in boiling water bath.
• *Note--you can use any kind of wine you like. I like to use a pinot grigio--mostly because it is my favorite, but also because it makes a really pretty pink jelly.

POMEGRANATE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS

Steps:

• Place 1 teaspoon pomegranate seeds in the bottom of 6 Champagne glasses. Fill halfway with pomegranate juice and top up with cold Champagne. Garnish with the mint sprigs.

POMEGRANATE CHAMPAGNE JELLY

Steps:

• Measure sugar. Place 1/4 cup of sugar in separate bowl and mix in pectin powder and set aside.
• Combine pomegranate juice, champagne, and lemon juice in a large nonreactive pot. Bring to a gentle boil over medium-low heat, then turn up the heat until the mixture reaches a hard rolling boil. Add the sugar and bring the mixture back to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Stir in the pectin sugar and bring the mixture back to a hard boil for exactly one minute.
• Remove the jelly from the heat and ladle it into sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space.Process 5 minutes in a water bath canner.

POMEGRANATE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Place fresh pomegranate arils, if using, into a Champagne flute. Pour Champagne into flute, add pomegranate juice and cassis.

POMEGRANATE JELLY

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine pomegranate juice and pectin. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar; return to a full rolling boil. Boil and stir for 2 minutes., Remove from the heat; skim off foam. Ladle hot liquid into six hot sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

CHAMPAGNE BLUSH JELLY

Steps:

• Prepare boiling water canner. Heat jars and lids in simmering water until ready for use. Do not boil. Set bands aside.
• Combine raspberry juice and lemon juice in a large saucepan. Gradually stir in pectin. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently. Add sugar and return to a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down, stirring constantly. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in champagne. Skim off foam if necessary.
• Ladle hot into hot jars leaving 1 /4 inch. Wipe rim. Center lid on jar. Apply band until it's fingertip tight.
• Process in a boiling boiling water canner for 10 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Check lids for seal after 24 hours. Lids should not flex up and down when center is pressed.

CHAMPAGNE JELLY

Steps:

• Thoroughly mix pectin and water in large saucepan.
• Bring to boil over high heat and boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to medium and immediately add champagne and sugar.
• Keep mixture just below boiling and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Skim off foam with metal spoon if necessary.
• Pour quickly into hot sterilized half-pint jars.
• Seal at once with 1/8-inch hot paraffin or canning lids.
• Serve with poultry or meat.