Rose Petal Jam

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh rose petals (must never have been sprayed with any chemicals)
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 lemon, juice of (1/4 cup)
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 package pectin (ie. sure jell)
• 3/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 puree rose petals, 3/4 cup water and lemon juice in blender until smooth.
• 2 slowly add sugar.
• 3 blend till all sugar has dissolved; (leave in blender) stir 1 package pectin (ie. sure jell) into 3/4 cup water, bring to a boil, and boil hard for 1 minute. pour mixture into blender with rose petal mixture until well blended.
• 4 do this very quickly - it sets up fast!! pour into baby food jars.
• 5 let set for 6 hours, till firm.
• 6 will keep one month in refrigerator.
• 7 freezes well.
• 8 this next recipe was donated by gina: rose hip jelly 8 cups of rose hips 6 cups of water 1 box of certo 1/2 cup lemon juice 5 cups of sugar boil the rose hips for 10 - 15 min.
• 9 until soft enough to crush.
• 10 crush them and squeeze through cloth, to make juice. for every 4 cups of juice add one box of certo and bring to a boil.
• 11 add the 1/2 cup of lemon juice and 5 cups of sugar (1/2 tsp. of marg to prevent foam).
• 12 bring to a boil and boil hard for 2 min.
• 13 remove from heat and pour into sterilized jars and seal with caps and rings.
• 14 the jelly has a wonderful flavor and is the consistency of liguid honey.