Dandelion Jelly with Powdered Pectin Recipe
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Ingredients: 3 Cups dandelion tea
4 1/2 Cups sugar
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 box powdered pectin
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Directions:Pick your flowers. Be sure and pick your dandelions where you know they have not been sprayed. Pick at least 10 cups of dandelion blossoms. Just blossoms no stems. (they are bitter)
When we asked our neighbor farmer if we could go out in the field and pick dandelions. He said sure. Then he looked at me a little funny! His crazy neighbor lady picking dandelions in his field. :) I gave him a little jar of dandelion jelly as a thank you.
I sent my sons and a visiting friend out picking with a gallon drink pitcher and they were back in a jiffy. I think their friend probably though I was a little kooky too! I think I'm getting a reputation!
Reader Tip!
Snip off base of each flower until you have just yellow petals. You need to end up with 4 cups petals. I tried several methods of getting the petals. I finally settled on pinching the flower and using a scissors to cut off the base. This is a little tedious... ok it is a lot tedious. But it is worth it!
Then I used my fingers to pull off any green parts that were left. It is ok if there are little bits of green.
Next pour boiling water over the petals. Let this sit until room temperature or overnight if possible. When this has brewed you will have a darkish yellow dandelion "tea".
Strain the "dandelion tea" through a coffee filter or or jelly bag to remove all petals. Add additional water if needed to measure the correct amount of liquid for your recipe. Liquid or Powdered pectin. Directions for both are given below.
Add dandelion tea, lemon juice, 1 box of pectin into a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add your sugar and bring back to a boil. Continue boiling 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and fill jars. |
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