Parsley Jelly Recipes

PARSLEY JELLY

Steps:

• Cover apples with 5 cups cold water, bring to a boil and simmer until soft, about 15 minutes. Pour mixture into a jelly bag, or several layers of cheesecloth lining a fine-mesh strainer, set over a container and allow to strain in the refrigerator overnight. You will have about 3 cups of juice.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add the vinegar and the parsley bunch and simmer for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, place the sugar on a tray and warm in the oven for five minutes. Bring the apple juice to a boil and slowly add the warm sugar, stirring until completely dissolved.
• Simmer the jelly until it reaches 219 degrees on a candy thermometer, about 1 hours. Strain. Cool to room temperature. Stir in the minced parsley and lemon zest. Pour into jelly jars and cool in the refrigerator overnight before sealing. Refrigerated, the jelly will last for 2 weeks. It can be served with any barbecue.

PARSLEY JELLY

Steps:

• Wash and chop parsley. Measure 4 cups into bowl. Add boiling water, cover and let stand 15 minutes. Strain through several layers of cheesecloth. Measure 3 cups into 6 to 8 quart saucepot. Add lemon juice. Measure sugar and set aside. Mix fruit pectin into juice in saucepot. Place over high heat and stir until mixture comes to a full boil. Immediately add all the sugar and stir. Bring to a full rolling boil and boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, skim off foam with a metal spoon and stir in food coloring. Ladle quickly into hot jars, filling within ⅛ inch of tops. Wipe rims and threads. Cover with two-piece lids. Screw bands tightly. Invert jars for 5 minutes, then turn upright. After 1 hour, check seals, or follow water bath method. Makes 5 (1 cup) jars Note: This recipe tastes great with crackers and cream cheese or as an accompaniment to meats.

GARLIC ROSEMARY JELLY

Steps:

• In a kettle stir together well wine, vinegar, garlic, rosemary, and sugar and bring mixture to a rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin quickly and bring mixture back to a full rolling boil. Boil jelly, stirring constantly, 1 minute and remove kettle from heat.
• Skim off any foam and ladle jelly immediately into jars, filling to within 1/8 inch of top. Wipe rims with dampened cloth and seal jars with liquids.
• Put jars in water-bath canner or on a rack set in a deep kettle. Add enough hot water to cover jars by 2 inches and bring to a boil. Boil jars, covered, 5 minutes and transfer with tongs to a rack. Cool jars completely and store in a cool, dark place.
• To sterilize jars and glasses for pickling and preserving:
• Wash jars in hot suds and rinse in scalding water. Put jars in a kettle and cover with hot water. Bring water to a boil, covered, and boil jars 15 minutes from the time that steam emerges from the kettle. Turn off heat and let jars stand in hot water. Just before they are to be filled invert jars onto a kitchen towel to dry. (Jars should be filled while still hot.) Sterilize jar lids 5 minutes, or according to manufacturer's instructions.

GARLIC JELLY

Steps:

• Combine garlic& vinegar in a 2 qt.
• kettle.
• Simmer mixture gently, uncovered, over medium heat for 15 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat& pour mixture into a 1 quart glass jar.
• Cover& let stand at room temperature for 24-36 hours.
• Pour flavored vinegar through a wire strainer into a bowl, pressing the garlic with the back of a spoon to squeeze out liquid.
• Discard any residue.
• Measure the liquid& add vinegar, if needed, to make 1 cup.
• Measure sugar into a dry bowl.
• Combine the garlic-vinegar solution& the water in a 5 or 6 quart kettle.
• Add pectin, stirring well.
• Over high heat, bring mixture to boil, stirring constantly to avoid scorching.
• Add sugar,& stir well.
• Bring mixture to a full, rolling boil.
• Add butter to reduce foaming.
• Continue stirring.
• Boil the mixture hard for exactly 2 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat& skim off any foam.
• Add red, yellow or orange food coloring if desired.
• Pour jelly into prepared glasses.
• Seal according to directions on recipe folder in pectin package.

PARSLEY BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients. Refrigerate leftovers.