Recipe of the Day......Red Rose Jelly

Since today, June 12th is National Red Rose Day, I thought our recipe of the day SHOULD be a fun way to use the rose petals from your garden to help feed your family a delicious sugary snack!!

We hope you try this and let us know how it comes out!!

It looks DELICIOUS!!!

 

RED ROSE JELLY

 

 

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 4 half-pint jars                    

Makes servings USMetricAdjust Recipe (Help)

• 8 ounces fresh rose petals, white base trimmed off
• 2 cups white sugar, divided
• juice of 2 lemons

• 3 cups water
• 1 (1.75 ounce) package powdered fruit pectin
         

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• PREP
  20 mins
• COOK
  30 mins
• READY IN
  1 day 50 mins

Directions

1. Toss the rose petals, lemon juice, and 1 cup sugar together in a bowl until the petals are evenly coated. Let stand at room temperature overnight.
2. Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the rose petal mixture and reserved 1 cup of sugar; stir until the sugar has dissolved. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer 20 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high, and return the mixture to a boil for 5 minutes. Stir in the pectin, and boil for 1 minute.
3. Pour the jam into 4 sterilized half-pint jars. Seal with rings and lids, and store in a cool dark place.