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| Beautiful Color: Use caution when eating - it's still got a bite! |
The first time we did this we used red, yellow and orange bell peppers with the jalapeno peppers. It gave the jelly a red glow. This time we used more yellow than orange peppers and no red ones - it made the jelly light and beautiful.
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| The jalapeno peppers were sooo hot! While we were seeding them we had to quit talking - just for a minute or two! - because they were making us cry (This photo was taken by MP, thank you!). |
17 medium jalapeno peppers, 1 orange bell pepper, 6 yellow bell peppers - finely chopped in the food processor. We put them in a bowl and mixed them together until we liked the way the colors looked. We used this for all three batches of jam.
For each batch:
2 3/4 cups finely chopped peppers
1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
6 1/2 cups of sugar
1 pouch CERTO
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| We used the Sure Jell CERTO (Liquid Fruit Pectin) to make sure our peppers became jam. The instructions and recipes are in these little boxes. |
We worked for almost 3 hours and made 3 dozen jars of jam. Notice that a lot of them are the 4 ounce jars - just right for a little gift.
I left Cindy and MP and went home to listen for the popping sound of all my jars sealing up. It was a happy sound.
This was our second time to make jelly together. It's not that hard, the results are delicious, and if you can get a friend to join in not only will you make jelly or jam, you'll make memories.
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