Cosmopolitan Jelly

photo by Rita1652


- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
5-6 1/2 pint jars
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup fresh picked bergamot petals, Bee balm, Wild Oswego Tea, Horsemint, Monarda (optional)
- 1⁄2 cup vodka, go ahead and use a flavored vodka of choice
- 1 cup fresh orange juice that would be 2-3 oranges for the triple sec, cointreau, Grand Marnier
- 1 cup fresh lime juice juice
- 2 cups cranberry juice, not low calorie
- 6 slices orange zest
- 1 3⁄4 ounces dry pectin
- 4 1⁄2 cups sugar
directions
- If using the optional bee balm place in a jar and top with the vodka. Let sit overnight up to a week. Strain and set aside.
- Pour the juices, (not the vodka) into a heavy bottom pot. Whisk in the pectin to dissolve. Bring to a full rolling boil.over medium high heat, stirring frequently.
- Stir in sugar stir to dissolve, add the infused vodka or flavored vodka and return to a full rolling boil and boil hard for 1 minute.
- Skim foam. You can add 1 teaspoon butter when cooking the juices to a roiling boil before the sugar to reduce foam .
- Place one orange zest in each jar.
- Pour into hot sterilized jars leaving 1/4 inch head space. Process in a boiling water bath 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool without moving in a draft free place. Label and store out of direct sunlight.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Rita1652
Jamesburg, New Jersey