Violet Jelly
Channel: Mailer's Landing
Date: 2021-05-10

Act I - Wild Violets and Where to Find Them (ok, more like how to identify them ~.o)
Act II - So Let's Get You Into This Pot (or Don't Blanch Yer Phone)
Act III - Silly Games With Camera Angles

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Violet Jelly
2-3c violet blossoms
3 ½c boiling water
 Juice of ½ lemon
1.75oz (~50g) powdered pectin
3 ½c sugar

- Rinse and pick over violet heads; transfer to a heat-proof container, and cover with the boiling water. Allow to steep ~3 hours to overnight, at least until cooled.
- Strain and add lemon juice (and check out that color change!)
- Pour violet tea into a pot, add pectin. Dissolve pectin, and bring to a rolling boil. Keep it there for 1 minute
- Add in the sugar all at once, stir to dissolve. Bring back to a rolling boil and keep it there for one minute. 
- Skim off as much loose pectin from the top as you can and ladle into warm, sterile jars. Process 10 minutes in water bath.