Fireweed Jelly

Name: Fireweed Jelly
Ingredients: 8 cups fireweed blossoms (no stems or leaves); 1/4 cup lemon juice; 4 1/2 cups water; 3 1/2 ounces powdered fruit pectin; 5 cups sugar; 5 -6 one-pint jelly jars

6 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

8 cups fireweed blossoms (no stems or leaves)
1/4 cup lemon juice
4 1/2 cups water
3 1/2 ounces powdered fruit pectin
5 cups sugar
5 -6 one-pint jelly jars

Directions

1

Pick, wash and measure 8 cups of fireweed blossoms (flower part only). Put into large saucepan.
2

Add 1/4 cup lemon juice and 4 1/2 cups water.
3

Boil 10-12 minutes and strain into a bowl. KEEP THE JUICE, and throw the cooked blossoms away.
4

Strain the juice through cheesecloth two more times for clarity of jelly.
5

Take strained juice and heat to lukewarm. Add 2 packages Sure Jell or other pectin and bring to boil.
6

Add 5 cups sugar and bring to FULL boil. Boil hard for 5 minutes.
7

Pour into hot, clean jars and seal.
8

Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.