Lavender Jelly With Chamomile

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup dried lavender blossoms (buds, the flowers before they open)
• 1 chamomile tea bag (optional)
• 2 cups boiling water
• 4 cups sugar
• 1 lemon (1/4 cup)
• 3 -5 drops purple food coloring (optional)
• 3 ounces liquid pectin

Recipe

• 1 sterilize jars and keep them hot.
• 2 pour boiling water over lavender and let steep for 15 minutes add tea bag for five. if not adding chamomile steep lavender for full 20 minutes.
• 3 strain tea into saucepan.
• 4 stir in 1 1/2 cups additional water, sugar, lemon juice and coloring.
• 5 heat to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly for 1-2 minutes.
• 6 pour in pectin and return to a boil.
• 7 boil hard for 1 minute stirring constantly.
• 8 remove from heat and skim off foam.
• 9 i add back a couple of lavender buds.
• 10 just so you can see them in the jar.
• 11 pour into hot jars or glasses to 1/2 inch of tops.
• 12 wipe rims with a sterile cloth.
• 13 screw on tops.
• 14 place in a water bath for 10 minutes.
• 15 let sit in pot 5 more minutes with flame off.
• 16 remove and place in a draft free spot with out tilting.
• 17 label.