KUDZU JELLY
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Recipe Introduction
I just had to have this recipe in my book because we lived in Georgia for six years and were facinated by the Kudzu.
Kudzu's purple blooms appear in the fall. They have a grape-like aroma. Beware that there is pollen in the blooms. The jelly is a lavender-pink jewel-tone shade with an aroma of apple or plum jelly.
Kudzu is a vine that grows several inches a day and will cover anything in it's path. The joke was if you have car trouble near a bunch of Kudzu you'd better get you car out fast or it will be covered by Kudzu in the morning.
List of Ingredients
2 cusp firmly packed kudzu blossoms
4 1/2 cups water
4 or 5 cups granulated sugar
1 box Sure Jell (fruit pectin)
Recipe
Rinse the freshly gathered kudzu blossoms.
In a saucepan, bring the blossoms and water to a boil. Simmer for approximately 20 minutes, until blossoms are faded in color and the liquid is a deep lavender color. Strain in a colander and discard the blossoms.
Pour liquid through a jelly bag or cheesecloth. Use 4 cups of the kudzu liquid with sugar and fruit pectin, following instructions on pectin package.
Yields about 6 cups jelly.
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