Beet Jelly
Ingredients
- 3 cups beet juice
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 box powdered pectin
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 small pkg raspberry or grape flavored unsweetened Kool-Aid
Instructions
Make the beet juice by peeling raw beets, dicing them, and cooking them in water. Combine beet juice, lemon juice, and pectin (Sure Jell) in large pan. Bring to a rolling boil. Quickly add sugar and boil for 6 minutes. Add the soft drink powder and mix thoroughly. Pour into sterilized 8 ounce jelly jars. Fill to within 1/2 inch of top. Put on cap, screw band firmly tight. Process in boiling water bath 5 minutes. Yield: Four 8-oz. jars.
