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Habanero Jelly
Yields: 7 half-pint jars
Ingredients:Yields: 7 half-pint jars
- 3 large fleshy orange bell peppers
- 5 to 10 ripe habanero peppers
- 1 1/2 cups distilled white vinegar
- 7 cups sugar
- 9 fl oz liquid fruit pectin (Certo or equivalent)
- Remove stems, seeds and membranes from all peppers (use gloves when handling the habaneros...yes... seriously... USE GLOVES!).
- Put peppers and the vinegar in a blender and process until smooth.
- Combine pepper-vinegar puree and all the sugar in a non-corrosive pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for twenty (20) minutes.
- Remove from heat and strain through cheesecloth into another pan.
- Add pectin and bring to a full rolling boil while stirring. Boil about one minute, remove from heat and ladle into sterile jars.