Basic Tea Jelly

I was intrigued by the idea of making jelly out of tea when someone posted a request for recipes. I tried this one, and I like it alot. Obviously, it all depends on the quality of your tea. So far I've only tried this with a very high quality organic chai, and it is SO good! If you find a type of tea that works really well for this, post a review and let us know! [http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/teajelly.html]

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 4 1/2 pints

Ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups water
• 12  tea bags
• 1⁄4 cup  juice (flavor should compliment the tea flavor)
• 3  cups sugar
• 1 (3 ounce) package  liquid pectin

Directions

1. (If not including juice and using a tea infusion as your only liquid, increase the amount of water to 2 cups.).
2. Bring water to boil, add tea bags and steep for 30 minutes.
3. Discard tea bags. Add sugar (and optional juice) to brewed tea and bring to a boil.
4. Boil for 2 minute stirring.
5. Remove from heat and add pectin, return to boil and allow to do so for 1 minute.
6. Skim off any foam.
7. Pour hot jelly into jars and process for 20 minutes.