LATEST NEWS Home For The Holidays LoginSubscribe Newsletters Contact HOME NEWS EVENTS COMMUNITY LINKS PHOTOS ARCHIVES PONCA CITY MONTHLY The Ponca City Garden Clubs’ Red and Green Christmas Jelly Tue, November 23, 2021 Story and Photo Contributed by Sherry Muchmore In 2006 Carol Bouldin and Sherry Muchmore spent one crisp November morning chopping and dicing jalapeños and red bell peppers as they would continue to do over the next 15 years, except 2020, making Jalapeño Confetti Pepper Jelly that they would donate to The Ponca City Council of Garden Clubs’ annual Cann Christmas Open House held in the Cann Garden Home. The proceeds go to Cann Gardens and the community. When trying to come up with something to make relating to Cann Gardens, Carol and Sherry remembered the pepper bed Gail Gillogly, former Cann landscaper, planted in the summer of 2006 in the Cann Gardens. It was loaded with big, beautiful jalapeño peppers. Gail said it was fine to pick, so they did, and the result of their efforts became one of the many anticipated items during the Christmas Open House. Once again, this 16th year, Sherry and Carol have made up several batches of their Jalapeño and Confetti Pepper Jelly from jalapeños picked from the Cann Garden’s pepper plot. The jelly has become so popular that Cann landscapers still plant jalapeño plots throughout the gardens. Over the years, Carol and Sherry have experimented with several versions, and one that has also become popular is the Jalapeño Cranberry Jelly. Both will be available for sale during this year’s Christmas Open House, Sunday, Dec. 5 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Cann Garden home. Admission is free to the public, with complimentary cookies and hot apple cider. There will be yummy baked goods and candies along with homemade crafts and special treasures donated by the Ponca City Garden Clubs for sale during this year’s Cann Christmas Open House ... get a start on your Christmas shopping with friends and neighbors at the Cann Gardens. Note: Serve this festive pepper jelly over cream cheese. Wheat thins, butter crackers or Triscuits are perfect for this sweet heat of a spread. It is a great sauce and glaze on all meats and seafood; when slow cooking a pork roast, add a jar when you start cooking – pops with flavor; makes quite tasty polymer, rugelach and thumbprint cookies; pinwheels/roll-ups. Jalapeño and Confetti Pepper Jelly 1 cup chopped Red Bell Pepper (about 1 small) (We have also mixed orange and yellow bell peppers for added color.) 1/2 cup chopped Jalapeño Peppers 5 cups Granulated Sugar 1-1/2 cups Apple Cider Vinegar 1 3-fluid ounce packet Liquid Pectin Directions Remove stems, veins and most of the seeds from the jalapeño and bell peppers. Mince peppers in a food processor; do not puree, you want bits of pepper. In a large 5-quart pot, combine bell pepper, jalapeños, sugar and vinegar over high heat. Bring to a rolling boil and boil for 3 minutes. Off heat and cool for 5 minutes. Stirring constantly, add pectin and let mixture continue to cool for 2 minutes more. Now stir for 1 minute. Note: After sterilizing jars, place jars on a baking sheet in a 200 F oven to keep them hot for filling. Pour hot mixture into hot, sterilized jars 1/8-inch from the top. Wipe jar rims and threads and cover with sterilized lids. Secure lids with bands. We use the hot water bath method to seal. Place jars in the hot water bath and bring to a boil. Lower jar rack into the boiling water and continue boiling for 10 minutes. Place jars on towels to slightly cool. We still turn our jars upside-down after about 30 minutes. Then rotate again until the pepper pieces stop settling to the bottom. You have your seal when the lids snap – no give when center of lid is touched. One batch makes five 8-ounce jars with about 4 ounces left over. This recipe can be doubled with good results – makes eleven 8-ounce jars. Store unopened jelly in a cool, dry, dark place for up to 1 year. Refrigerate after opening. 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