White Zinfandel Jelly
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
-
5 cups
ingredients
- 3 cups white zinfandel wine
- 1 (1 3/4 ounce) box sure-jell fruit pectin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon butter or 1/2 teaspoon margarine (optional)
- 4 cups sugar, measured into separate bowl
directions
- Bring boiling water canner, half-full with water, to simmer.
- Wash jars and screw bands in hot soapy water, rinse with warm water.
- Pour boiling water over the flat lids in saucepan off the heat.
- Let sand in hot water until ready to use.
- Measure the wine into a 6 or 8 quart saucepan.
- Stir pectin into wine in the saucepan.
- Add butter (if desired) to reduce foaming.
- Bring mixture to a full rolling boil (a boil that does not stop bubbling when stirred) on high leat, stirring constantly.
- Stir in all sugar quickly.
- Bring to full rolling boil and allow to boil exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Skim off any foam with metal spoon.
- Ladle quickly into prepared jars, filling to within 1/8" of rim.
- Wipe jar rims and threads.
- Screw bands tightly.
- Place jars on elevated rack in canner.
- Water must cover jars by 1 to 2 inches, add boiling water if needed.
- Cover, bring to a gentle boil and process for 5 minutes.
- Remove jars and place upright on a towel to cool completely.
- After jars cool, check seals by pressing middle of lid with finger, if it springs back, it did not seal completely and refrigeration would be necessary.
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Hi, My name is Renee. I am very happily married and have 3 grown married daughters and 6 absolutely precious grand-babies!! ?I LOVE to cook BUT I work outside the home full-time, My husband is self employed so I do his bookkeeping and I own a tie dye business so ANY free time I have at all is usually spent with the grand kids or doing some tie dye!!