Hello everyone on this cloudy and rainy looking, North Florida day. I do love the rain and the coolness in the air is not bad, not bad at all, after this hot summer that we are finally coming out of, I hope.
I hope and pray that you and your family are doing well this day and I hope that you look for happiness today! Well onward to this recipe that I and my 15 year old Son, put together a few days ago. Everyone that has tried the sample jay, loves it as so do I.
3 big lemons
4 c. sugar
3 TBSP Clear Jel Cook Type I have changed from the pectin to this. I order this from my favorite spice Company www.myspice.com I get all my spices from them.
The first and second time that I made my lemon-drop jelly, I used this and it came out fine. The third time I used pectin and now have to re-do those two pint jars with a little clear jell added.
Lemon Drop jelly does not stay in my house very long, as I and all my friends love it.
1 1/2 c. water and 1/2c lemon juice.
Wash the lemons well in the sink. Then you peel off the outer yellow peel , trying to not get the white pith, as much as you can. It is bitter! You need 1 cup of lemon peels for this recipe.
Now you cut off the pith and discard it. Cut the lemons into slices and remove the white sections and discard, along with the seeds also. So now you have the pure lemon fruit and the lemon peels!
Put a tall pot on the stove, as this jelly sputters and pops as it is boiling. Use a long wooden spoon also, so you won’t get popped.
Put the lemon peels and water and into the pot. Let this boil and then simmer for 15 minutes. Take off the heat.
I do not have a jelly bag so I made my own by getting a medium strainer and putting a wet and thin cotton cloth across it. Then I sat this on top of a tall bowl and poured the cooked lemon ingredients into the strainer. With the wet cloth the juice drains better. Let this sit for 3 hours while draining and then use a large spoon to mash down from the top so that you get a little more juice. If you do not quite have 2 cups of juice, then add enough lemon juice to make it up to 2 cups.
Throw away the peels mixture now. Go back to your tall cooking pot and put in the juice liquid, mixture and bring it to a boil. Add in pectin while stirring very well with your wooden spoon. You have to stay with this and keep stirring the whole time or it burns easily.
Now is a good time to start a water-bath canning pot or a large pot with enough water added so that it will cover the jars by 2 inches. Also have your jars in there with a little water in them so that they are sterilized and hot and ready for the jelly. This recipe should make 2 pints or 4 half-pint jelly jars worth of jelly.
After adding in the pectin, bring back up to a boil that you can not stir down. Watch for the popping at this point! Add in the sugar while stirring very well Bring back up to a boil and boil 1 minute longer, while stirring.
Now you put the hot jelly pot into the sink and the jars and funnel,rings,seals,de-bubbler,tiny dish of vinegar and paper napkins right near the pot and on the counter so everything is near at hand. Yes this jelly is a lot of work but it is a supreme surprise for your taste buds.
Have a hot and empty jar ready to go. Use a soup lale to ladle into the jar. Use a de-bubbler, I use a chop-stick and de-bubble the jar. Dip the edge of a napkin into the vinegar and wipr the top rim of the jar inside and outside. Now put the seal on the jar and then the ring on the jar, but only finger tight as the jelly has to breathe while processing.
Finish your jar filling and sealing and put into water-bath and after it is a rolling boil. Then set timer for 10 minutes and just prop a lid on top of pot. When time is up. Have a kitchen towel folded and next to the pot on the counter. Use a jar lifter to remove jelly jars from the pot and sit on the towel. You will start to hear the ping sound as each jar seals. You have done a great job!
This is a short recipe with a long process but it is awesome. I do give the credit to Suttons Daze on YouTube for this is her recipe. Thank you for visiting me, stay a while and look around please, and do come back often, if you will, and share this blog for me please. Thanks. I post on Tue-Thur and Saturdays. Connie B. Just go to youtube and type in Sutton Daze + Lemon Drop Jelly and you will see this awesome lady.
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