Dandelion Jelly
Turn the dandelions in your yard into something delicious, dandelion jelly!
Equipment
- 4 8oz. Jelly Jars
- Quart Sized Glass Jar
Ingredients
- 3 ¼ cup dandelion tea
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 4 teaspoon calcium water
- 1 ½ cup honey
- 4 teaspoon Pomona's Pectin
Instructions
- Gather dandelion flowers and separate the petals from the green parts of the plant
- Place the yellow flowers in a glass jar until you have about 3 cups worth
- Cover with 4 cups of boiling water
- Allow to sit overnight
- Strain mixture with a cheesecloth or mesh strainer into a clean jar
- Heat up jelly jars and prepare canning supplies
- Pour dandelion tea into a large pot of medium heat
- Add lemon juice and calcium water, stirring well
- Bring mixture to a boil
- While the mixture is heating, mix honey with pectin powder until fully dissolved
- Slowly add honey mixture to the tea mixture, whisking quickly. Bring it to a boil and keep it at a rolling boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly
- After 1 minute, remove it from the heat and immediately place it into the jelly jars, leaving ¼ inch headspace
- Clean the outside of the jars and add the lids and rings
- Place the jars in the water bath canner and process for 5 minutes
- Turn off the heat and let them cool for 10 minutes before removing them
- Allow them to cool on the counter and check for a proper seal once they are fully cooled