Title: Scented Basil Jellies
Categories: None
Yield: 4 Servings

1 1/2	c	Packed fresh Basil --
		('Anise' or 'Cinnamo
		'Opal' or 'Lemon')
2	c	Water
2	tb	Rice vinegar
1	pn	Salt
3 1/2	c	Sugar
3	oz	Liquid pectin

Wash basil and dry in paper towels. Finely chop by hand or in food processor. Immediately put basil into a large saucepan, and use the bottom of a glass to crush leaves. Add water, bring slowly to a boil, and oil for 10 seconds. Remove saucepan from heat, cover, and let steep for 15 minutes.

Pour 1-1/2 cups of liquid from saucepan through a fine strainer into another saucepan. Add vinegar, salt, and sugar, and bring to a hard boil, stirring. When the boil can't be stirred down, add pectin. Return to a hard boil that can't be stirred down and boil for exactly 1 minute; then remove saucepan from heat.

Skim of foam and pour hot jelly into hot, sterilized 8-ounce jelly jars. Leave 1/2 inch head space and seal at once with sterilized 2-piece lids or melted paraffin.

Makes 4 8-ounce jars This recipe for delicate, easy-to-make jellies comes from the Shepherd's Garden Seeds catalog. The clear jewellike colors of these jellies - rose-pink, deep-garnet, and champagne - are quite beautiful. And the jellies themselves are delicious with cream cheese and crackers or bagels. They make wonderful presents for others - or yourself! Source: Cooking from the Garden - by Rosalind Creasy ISBN: 0-87156-731-8 Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

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From: Dscollin@aol.Com Date: Sun, 19 Feb 1995 22:05:37 -0500

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