Okay friends, here we go this is the AMAZING  Orange Jelly recipe I've been hinting at. 

Please keep in mind that these jellies are not just for putting on your toast or bagel in the morning. Fruit is a natural meat tenderizer and using these on pork or chicken can just have some amazing results. Give it a try and come back and comment and let me know how it turned out for all of you. 

Here we go!

I so hope you all enjoy this jelly as much as I do. It brings the orange flavor out in a strong way, like when you bite into an orange and you get that little tick in your jaw! This jelly will do that for you also. I have a hard time not eating it with a spoon and forgetting about the bread.


 Orange Jelly 

5 cups of freshly squeezed orange juice. 
           let me state here that you can  purchase        orange juice with no sugar added and use that but you  will also be putting all the preservatives etc. that they put in orange juice into your jelly. I do not to do that as that is a huge part of what I'm trying to
get away from for my family.



5 cups of Sugar 
1 package of powder pectin. 

Prepare your jars for canning, have them sterilized and ready to go.
Due to the fact that you only process this jelly in a boiling  cold bath canner for 5 minutes the jars MUST BE STERILIZED
 
Have your lids and rings set out and ready to go, don't forget to put your lids in hot water before placing them on your jars so that they will seal. 

In a large pot, do not use an aluminum pot, combine the sugar and orange juice and bring them to a boil. Make sure this is a roiling boil, that is a boil that cannot be stirred down. 

Continue the boil until the ingredients are greatly reduced. I found that by the time I reached the required temperature it had reduced enough at that
point.
 

You want the jelly to reach a boiling temperature of 220 degrees. Now to  be honest mine never did get to 220, it hit about 217 and just stayed there. I
let it boil for about two to three minutes at that temp and it worked out just fine.
 

Add the pectin and allow to boil for an additional 5 minutes. Again I didn't reach 220 at this stage either but did this step at 217 degrees and it
caused me no problems.
 


Pour jelly into prepared jars. Wipe rims apply lids and rings. Then you will process this in a boiling cold bath canner for 5 minutes. 

Makes 4-5 pints.


 


It is very important that you do not start timing the canning  process until the water has returned to boiling. 

As always this is the recipe I use for my family. Your choice  to use this recipe is at your own discretion, I can not be held liable for any  negative results you may have in the process of making the jelly or canning
it.


 
Generic Jelly Recipe. There are some jelly's that will make their own pectin and there is no need to add pectin. I will get those listed shortly. But for
general jelly like grape or strawberry this will work and turns out just wonderful. 

1/2 tsp Butter (not margarine since it's nearly plastic, look it up) 
4 C Fruit Juice 
1/4 C Lemon Juice 
1 Pkg Powder Pectin 
4 1//2 C Sugar


 


Place fruit juice, lemon and butter in a pot on the stove.

(I use my cast iron enamel coated pot as I don't have to worry about hot spots in it. If you would like one of those beautiful pots they come in blue and
red. You can go to Wal mart and give them $60 for one or watch Aldi's and get them for $20.)
 


Sprinkle the pectin over the top of the liquid, no heat or stirring
needed at this point.  


Let the pectin sit for 1 minute and then stir it in.   


Turn your heat on and get the liquids to a rolling boil.
(a boil that cannot be stirred down)


Once you have reached a rolling boil stir in all sugar at once. Stir constantly to get the sugar dissolved and returned to a rolling boil.


 


The last rolling boil needs to be sustained for several minutes,
I use a candy thermometer and when I get in the range of 217 to 220 degrees I keep it there for 1 minute.  


Once jelly's are finished ladle out into canning jars if you are going to process them. I process them for 15 minutes in a cold bath canner. The water in the canner must be boiling as you start your time when the water is boiling not  when you put the jars in. 


If you are not going to can it then put it in a container and let cool then  put it in the refrigerator.


This is one of the recipes I use in my home for my family. While we have never had any problems with it I cannot be held liable for your decision to use this and for any possible problems you may have with it or your canning process.

 
It's to late tonight and I'm exhausted but tomorrow I will be sharing the new  recipes I tried today. Orange Jelly and Corn Relish. 
  
The Orange Jelly is so amazing.....I just can't explain it, really you are going to have to try this recipe out. As a matter of fact I have the same thing  to say about Corn Relish. 

See you tomorrow and I oh so hope you enjoy these as much as we are!