Hey everyone! Blogland is such an amazing place! I received an e-mail from the very generous folks at POM Wonderful asking if I'd like to try their pomegranate juice-you bet and thank you!
We've all seen the pretty bottles at the store:
I do like to can jams and jellies and thought this was a great opportunity to make jelly for
Thanksgiving and Christmas gifts!
Holiday Pomegranate Jelly
- 3 1/2 Cups POM Wonderful
- Zest of an orange
- 2 Tblsp lemon juice
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 5 C sugar
- 1 box dried pectin
Combine POM, zest, lemon juice and cinnamon in large pot-add pectin, bring to a boil stirring constantly.
Add sugar, stirring until dissolved and bring to a rolling boil, boil one minute stirring constantly.
Remove from heat, skim foam and remove cinnamon sticks.
Add sugar, stirring until dissolved and bring to a rolling boil, boil one minute stirring constantly.
Remove from heat, skim foam and remove cinnamon sticks.
Can and process in a water bath for 10 minutes. *Please review proper canning procedure on-line.
Makes approximately 6 half pint jars.
What can you do with the jelly? Anything!
- Use it as you would any jelly
- Brush it on poultry or pork (thin in microwave if necessary)
- Add a little mustard, a splash of vinegar and some oil to make a salad dressing
- Add it to the center of thumbprint cookies
Don't hesitate to give POM Wonderful a try, this is good stuff folks!
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