BORAGE JELLY

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For growers of borage add flowers to herbal vinegar as a dye and for a slight cucumber flavour.This is wonderful on cucumber tea sandwiches.

Provided by Rita1652

Categories     Jellies

Time 40m

Yield 7 half pint jars

Number Of Ingredients 5

6 cups borage leaves (and flowers)
1 tablespoon mint leaf (optional)
2 tablespoons lemons
1 (1 3/4 ounce) package dry pectin
5 cups sugar

Steps:

  • Soak 6 cups of borage leaves and mint leave if using and flowers parts in a 4 cups of cold water overnight, drain and strain, pressing the liquid out of the leaves and flowers gently.
  • Measure 4 cups of the liquid, add the lemon juice, and pectin.
  • Put into a deep jelly kettle and bring to a rolling boil, then add sugar and stir to mix well.
  • Stir and boil hard for 1 1/2 minutes, or until mixture sheets from a wooden spoon, skim, pour into hot clean 1/2 pint jelly jars. Seal the a water bath accordingly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 576.1, Sodium 14.3, Carbohydrate 149.3, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 142.7

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