Sunday, 10 July 2011

Apple and Mint Jelly

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs cooking apples
  • sugar
  • 3 tablespoons chopped mint

Method

  1. Chop apples, keeping cores
  2. Just cover with water
  3. Simmer until soft
  4. Strain overnight through a jelly bag or a muslin lined sieve
  5. For every pint of liquid add 1 lb of sugar
  6. Heat slowly, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved
  7. Bring to the boil
  8. Boil rapidly until setting point is reached (about 10 minutes)
  9. Stir in mint
  10. Seal in steriliseded jars