Cranberry Bee Balm Jelly

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups cranberry juice, not low calorie
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 3/4 ounces dry pectin
• 4 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup fresh picked bergamot petals, bee balm, wild oswego tea, horsemint, monarda

Recipe

• 1 heat 1/2 cup water pour over the bee balm and let steep 1 hour or over night in the refrigerator then strain.
• 2 pour steeped bee balm, cranberry and lemon juices into a heavy pot. whisk in the pectin to dissolve. bring to a full rolling boil.over medium high heat. stirring frequently. stir in sugar and return to a full rolling boil and boil hard for 1 minute.
• 3 skim foam.
• 4 pour into hot sterilized jars leaving 1/4 inch head space. process in a boiling water bath 5 minutes. remove jars and cool without moving in a draft free place.