Bergamot Jelly

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 lbs apples
• 1 cup bergamot leaf
• sugar

Recipe

• 1 place apples in a large pan with enough water to cover.
• 2 add bergamot leaves.
• 3 simmer till apples are soft and pulpy, then pour though a jelly bag.
• 4 leave juice to drip through overnight.
• 5 measure juice and for each 2½ cups, add 1½ cups of sugar.
• 6 over a low heat stir to dissolve the sugar, then raise heat and bring to boil.
• 7 boil till setting point is reached.
• 8 to test, place a tsp of juice on a cold plate. if a skin forms quickly then the jelly is ready. pour into warm, sterile jars and float a fresh bergamot leaf in each jar.
• 9 seal and cover.
• 10 process 5 minutes in boiling water bath.