Mint Jelly Tea Recipes

MINT JELLY TEA

Steps:

• Place 1 teaspoon of jelly (or more, depending on your taste) at the bottom of each cup. pour 6 ounces of tea into each cup and stir to the desired consistency. (You may wish to save the jelly at the bottom of the cup as a treat.).
• VARIATIONS: Substitute orange marmalade or strawberry, cherry, raspberry, or apricot jam for the mint jelly . Proceed as directed above.

MINT JELLY

Steps:

• Crush mint leaves (I did a rough chop). Add water. Bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat, cover and let stand 10 minutes. Strain and measure 3 cups of mint infusion.
• Add food coloring and lemon juice. Add Sure-Jell, dissolve and bring to a rapid boil.
• Add sugar. Cook fast, stirring occasionally until it comes to a rapid boil that cannot be stirred down, then cook 1 minute more.
• Pour into sterilized jelly glasses and seal. I processed in the steam canner for 10 minutes to insure a good seal.

BLUEBERRY-MINT JELLY

Steps:

• Wash and clean berries.
• Make a strong tea by placing the mint leaves in a saucepan and adding the water, then bringing to a boil.
• As soon as it begins to boil, remove from heat, cover, and allow to sit steeping for 10 minutes.
• Strain the leaves out and measure ½ cup of the tea
• Crush berries in bottom of saucepan and combine with the mint tea.
• Bring to a simmer over medium heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and strain mixture through a jelly bag.
• Measure the captured juice and add sugar.
• Mix well and bring to a boil.
• Add pectin and stir constantly for 1 minute while at a full boil.
• Skim off foam and pour into hot, sterile jelly jars and seal.
• Process 5 minutes in water bath.

BETTY'S MINT JELLY

Steps:

• Disolve sugar in the vinegar. Use a small amount of this mixture to disolve the gelatine. Add the disolved gelatine back into the vinegar sugar mixture. Add finely chopped mint and green food colouring if needed.
• Pour into steralised jars and store in the fridge.