Borage Cucumber Jelly

Submitted by Rita1652

"I started making my basic Borage Jelly Recipe #381762 this year and decided to use one home grown cucumber to bring out the cucumber flavor of the borage. Nice for wedding shower brunch on finger sandwiches. Use as a sweetener add to hot tea serve hot or cool tea and add ice to serve cooled."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 84

ingredients

• 6 cups borage leaves (and flowers)
• 1 cucumber, juiced pulp discarded
• 2 tablespoons lemons
• 1 (1 3/4 ounce) package dry pectin
• 5 cups sugar

directions

1. Soak 6 cups of borage leaves and mint leave if using and flowers parts in a 3 cups of cold water overnight in the refrigerator, drain and strain, pressing the liquid out of the leaves and flowers gently.
2. Measure 3 cups of the liquid, 1 cup cucumber juice, add the lemon juice, and pectin.
3. Put into a deep jelly kettle and bring to a rolling boil, then add sugar and stir to mix well.
4. Stir and boil hard for 1 1/2 minutes, or until mixture sheets from a wooden spoon, skim, pour into hot clean 1/2 pint jelly jars. You can add borage flowers to the jelly for garnish.
5. Seal the a water bath accordingly.
6. Makes 7 1/2 pint jars.