[CH] Pepper Jelly

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Hi all,
The recipe for pepper jelly that I got came from the pepperfool's
website.  The original recipe was from a chilehead named Tom Weeks
(11/95) and was updated by Brent Thompson in 1996.

I did it this way.
3 Yellow bell peppers
10 hot chiles (I used 5 habs and 5 scotch bonnets a mixture of red,
yellow and orange)
1 1/2 cups white vinegar
7 cups sugar
1 pkg liquid fruit pectin (Certo)

Remove stems, seeds, and memranes from bell peppers.  Using gloves,
remove stems and seeds from chiles.

Put bell peppers, chiles and the vinegar in a blender (glass jar
preferred) and process until smooth.  Wait a few seconds before opening
the jar.  

Combine the puree with the sugar in a non corrosive pan.

Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer  and cook 20 minutes.  Watch
and stir frequently.  

Remove from heat and strain through cheesecloth into another pan.  Add
pectin and bring to a full rolling boil while stirring.  Boil for one
minute.  Remove from heat and ladle into sterile jars.

This recipe makes a really clear yellowish-orange color.  I added bits
of chopped orange peppers to the jelly.

Made 10 4 oz jars with quite a kick.

Are either of the original recipe folks still lurking here?

Angel

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