Here are two recipes that we have made and used as gifts. Very tasty! Karen D. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Easy Hot Pepper Jelly Categories: Preserves, Condiments, Jelly Yield: 8 Half-pints 6.00 Green peppers 12.00 Hot peppers 2.00 c Sugar 5.50 c Sugar 1.00 c White vinegar 0.33 c Lemon juice 1.00 6-oz bottle Certo Cut stems and chop peppers, leaving in seeds. Cover with water and simmer until tender. Mash through strainer to obtain more juice, then strain juice through cheesecloth in order to have clear jelly. Add sugar and vinegar to juice. Rapidly bring to a boil and add lemon juice and Certo. Boil hard for 1 minute. Remove from heat and skim off foam. Pour into sterile jars and seal. MMMMM MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Hot Pepper Jelly Categories: Preserves Yield: 9 Pints 4.00 lg Bell peppers -- green or red 1.00 Fresh hot pepper 6.50 c Sugar 1.50 c Cider vinegar 1.00 Bottle Certo This pepper jelly lends a hot, yet sweet accent to stir fry vegetables meatloaf, egg rolls or spinach enchiladas. A little goes a long way...add a heaping teaspoon to your recipes. Also good served on crackers with cream cheese. 1. Remove seeds from peppers. 2. Grind the peppers in a food grinder, saving juice. 3. Combine peppers, juice, vinegar and sugar in a large saucepan, bring to a rolling boil, hold for 5 minutes. 4. Let cool for 2 minutes, then add the certo. Cool and taste; if not hot enough, add more hot peppers. 5. Pack in sterilized jars and seal. (Makes 9 1/2 pints) From: The Cook's Garden catalog - Spring/Summer 1989 - page 34 MMMMM
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