HOT PEPPER JELLY
Source of Recipe
GRANDMA
List of Ingredients
4 or 5 hot peppers, cored and cut in pieces
4 sweet green peppers, cored and cut in pieces
1 cup white vinegar
5 cups sugar
1 pouch (1/2 bottle) liquid pectin
Green food coloring (optional)
Recipe
Sterilize canning jars.
Put half the peppers and half the vinegar into blender container; cover and process at liquefy until pepper is liquefied. Repeat with remaining peppers and vinegar.
Combine liquefied peppers, sugar, and vinegar in a large saucepot and boil slowly for 10 minutes.
Add liquid pectin and boil hard 1 minute. Remove from heat.Skim and add a few drops of green food coloring.
Pour jelly immediately into hot canning jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe jar rims and adjust lids. Process 5 minutes in a boiling water bath.
Makes about 5 half-pint jars
REMEMBER ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES WHEN HANDLING HOT PEPPERS!
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