Apple Thyme Jelly

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups apple cider
• 3 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
• 3 ounces liquid fruit pectin

Recipe

• 1 combine the cider, sugar and thyme in a 4-quart microwave-safe bowl, and
• 2 stir well.
• 3 cook, uncovered, at full power (650 to 700 watts) for 10 minutes. stir,
• 4 return to the microwave, and cook until the sugar has dissolved and the
• 5 mixture has reached a full rolling boil, about 5 more minutes.
• 6 stir the pectin into the mixture, return it to the microwave, and cook for
• 7 1 1/2 minutes.
• 8 skim any foam off the surface, and pack the jelly into sterilized jars
• 9 according to the manufacturer's directions. this recipe yields 4 half-pints.
• 10 comments: a delicate flavor -- just perfect for glazing a simple lamb or
• 11 lamb roast.