Cranberry-pepper Jelly (hot)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 -4 jalapeno peppers, halved & seeded
• 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 1 cup vinegar
• 5 cups sugar
• 3 ounces liquid fruit pectin
• 5 small fresh red hot peppers (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in medium saucepan combine jalapeño peppers, cranberry juice and vinegar.
• 2 bring to a boil and then reduce heat.
• 3 cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• 4 strain mixture through a sieve, pressing with back of spoon to remove all liquid.
• 5 measure 2 cups liquid.
• 6 discard pulp.
• 7 in 4-quart kettle combine the 2 cups liquid and the sugar.
• 8 bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
• 9 stir in pectin and if using, add the whole hot peppers.
• 10 return to a full rolling boil; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 11 remove from heat and quickly skim off foam with a metal spoon.
• 12 ladle into hot, sterile 1/2-pint jars adding 1 whole pepper to each jar.
• 13 wipe rims, adjust lids.
• 14 process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.
• 15 cool on wire rack.
• 16 jelly may require 2 to 3 days to set.