Kudzu Blossom Jelly

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups kudzu blossoms (make sure that they haven't been sprayed with chemicals)
• 4 cups boiling water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 (1 3/4 ounce) package powdered fruit pectin
• 5 cups sugar

Recipe

• 1 wash kudzu blossoms with cold water, drain well and place them in a large bowl.
• 2 pour 4 cups boiling water over blossoms, and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• 3 strain liquid through a colander into a dutch oven, discarding blossoms.
• 4 add lemon juice and pectin; bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
• 5 stir in sugar; return to a full rolling boil, and boil, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
• 6 remove from heat; skim off foam with a spoon.
• 7 quickly pour jelly into hot, sterilized jars; filling to 1/4 inch from top.
• 8 wipe jar rims.
• 9 cover at once with metal lids, and screw on bands.
• 10 process in boiling water bath 5 minutes.
• 11 cool jars on wire racks.
• 12 note: blossom liquid is gray until lemon juice is added.