Hot Pepper Jelly

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup hot pepper (this amount can vary according to what type of peppers used and how hot you want your jelly)
• 1 bell pepper
• 1 1/2 cups vinegar
• 6 cups sugar
• 8 ounces liquid certo (2 packets)
• 1 teaspoon food coloring (red or green i use red for hotter jelly-green for milder jelly)

Recipe

• 1 chop peppers and put in blender with vinegar.
• 2 blend well and pour into large boiler.
• 3 add sugar and mix well.
• 4 bring mixture to a rolling boil and boil for 1 minute.
• 5 remove from heat, strain through sieve and return liquid back to a boil.
• 6 boil for 5 minutes.
• 7 remove from heat.
• 8 add certo and food coloring quickly.
• 9 put into 6 (1/2 pint) jars and seal.
• 10 i use heated seal method, where i heat the lids in boiling water, place on jar, secure ring tightly and turn jar upside down for 5 minutes.
• 11 turn jar up correctly and allow to cool completely before storing.
• 12 newer studies show that it is safer to seal with the hot water bath method. to do this, put into a large boiler with rack on bottom, cover with 1-2 inches of water and boil for 5 minutes. remove to rack to cool.