Recipes

Puree rose petals, 3/4 cup water and lemon juice in blender until smooth.

Slowly add sugar.

Blend till all sugar has dissolved; (leave in blender) Stir 1 package pectin (ie. Sure Jell) into 3/4 cup water, bring to a boil, and boil hard for 1 minute. Pour mixture into blender with rose petal mixture until well blended.

Do this very quickly - it sets up FAST!! Pour into baby food jars.

Let set for 6 hours, till firm.

Will keep one month in refrigerator.

Freezes well.

This next recipe was donated by Gina: Rose Hip Jelly 8 cups of rose hips 6 cups of water 1 box of certo 1/2 cup lemon juice 5 cups of sugar Boil the rose hips for 10 - 15 min. until soft enough to crush.

Crush them and squeeze through cloth, to make juice. For every 4 cups of juice add one box of certo and bring to a boil.

Add the 1/2 cup of lemon juice and 5 cups of sugar (1/2 tsp. of marg to prevent foam).

Bring to a boil and boil hard for 2 min.

Remove from heat and pour into sterilized jars and seal with caps and rings.

The jelly has a wonderful flavor and is the consistency of liguid honey.