Cranberry Jelly

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb cranberries, washed and drained
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 6 whole cloves
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 3/4 cups water (again)

Recipe

• 1 combine cranberries, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and 1/4 cup water in a 2 quart casserole dish.
• 2 microwave on full power for 4 and 1/2 to 5 minutes or until cranberry skins burst.
• 3 stir halfway through cooking time.
• 4 pour cranberries and juice through a damp jelly bag or cheesecloth lined colander and let drip undisterbed into a bowl for 4 hours.
• 5 return juice to the casserole dish and add sugar and remaining water, mixing well.
• 6 cook on full power for 7-9 minutes, or until the mixture has boiled 3-4 minutes.
• 7 stir once or twice during cooking time to keep from boiling over.
• 8 remove from oven and test for jell point.
• 9 skim off foam.
• 10 ladle into clean hot jars, leaving 1/8 inch head space.
• 11 seal.
• 12 (they dont call for a processing time but i'd proceess for 5 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet or adjust for higher altitudes).