Hi all, I followed this recipe for making mint jelly. I may have boiled it a little too long (2-5 minutes) because at first it was not boiling so I turned up the heat and it boiled faster than I was anticipating.
It smells like artichoke water, but by the time I realized, I was ready to pour into my jars, so I did anyway so as not to waste all the ingredients and time. The mint taste is not super high, its fine, but it is watery and smells like….artichoke. I guess it has almost no taste, really. (I also didn't add enough green dye I guess. I wanted it less…chemically.)
I suppose I know my answer to this because….the mint wasn't exactly in it prime. Its from my garden, but a lot of it had flowered. Was I doomed from the start? It was supposed to be part of xmas gifts to people (I'm gifting everyone a basket of canned goods- no worries, only the basics- pickles, salsa, things I've done 100x) Thi mint was my first 'experiment'
by irollaoneeverytime
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