Beet Jelly #2
Source of Recipe
don't remember where
List of Ingredients
8 to 10 beets
5 c. water
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 pkg. dry pectin
6 c. sugarRecipe
Peel beets and simmer in water for 30 minutes.
When beets are tender strain off liquid measuring
4 c. of beet juice and pour into a large pot.
Stir in lemon juice and pectin.
Bring to a full, rolling boil over high heat.
Stir in sugar all at once and return to a full, rolling
boil and boil for 1 minute.
Remove from heat and ladle into clean hot sterilized
jars leaving 1/4" at top and seal.
You can process for 5 minutes in a boiling water
bath even though the recipe does not call for it.
Makes 5 - 6 half pints.