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Jul. 26th, 2015 10:28 amI have successfully made tea jelly!
( Here is a picture for proof. )
I used this recipe, but halved it, because I cannot personally eat two and a half pints of jelly in anything like a timely manner. Halved, the recipe made almost exactly one pint, which is just what I wanted. I used my rose flavored tea, and I'm hoping the rose flavor comes through nicely. I tried a little bit - you have to test the jelly on a frozen plate to make sure it's cooked enough, so after testing I ate it - but it wasn't enough to really be able to tell. If not, I might try making the tea a little stronger next time, or use a more strongly-flavored tea. (Ooh, like my lapsang souchong!)
From start to finish, making the jelly took maybe 15 minutes, which is really ideal. Plus, easy - the hardest thing about making it for me was figuring out how to halve "one package" of powdered pectin, since I'd bought a jar of the stuff. I hate doing food math.
And now I have jelly! And since I only made one pint, I don't have to do any actual canning! Triumph, Galatea!
( Here is a picture for proof. )
I used this recipe, but halved it, because I cannot personally eat two and a half pints of jelly in anything like a timely manner. Halved, the recipe made almost exactly one pint, which is just what I wanted. I used my rose flavored tea, and I'm hoping the rose flavor comes through nicely. I tried a little bit - you have to test the jelly on a frozen plate to make sure it's cooked enough, so after testing I ate it - but it wasn't enough to really be able to tell. If not, I might try making the tea a little stronger next time, or use a more strongly-flavored tea. (Ooh, like my lapsang souchong!)
From start to finish, making the jelly took maybe 15 minutes, which is really ideal. Plus, easy - the hardest thing about making it for me was figuring out how to halve "one package" of powdered pectin, since I'd bought a jar of the stuff. I hate doing food math.
And now I have jelly! And since I only made one pint, I don't have to do any actual canning! Triumph, Galatea!
