Red pepper jelly

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
5 To 6 red bell peppers
1 cup Cider vinegar
½ Lemon juice
5½ cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Chili powder
6 ounces Liquid pectin

Directions

Makes eight eight-oz. jars.

Wash and seed peppers; chop in food processor or grind in blender or meat grinder. Add enough pepper pulp to the vinegar and lemon juice to make four cups. Mix in a large kettle with sugar, salt, and chili powder. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add liquid pectin. Return to heat and boil hard for 1 minute; turn heat down to simmer. Stir and skim off foam for 5 minutes more as mixture boils gently. Pack in hot sterilized 8-ounce jars; seal and let cool on counter top. Store in refrigerator up to 1 year.

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