Cinnamon Basil Just Waiting for Harvest |
One and One Half Cups of Leaves |
Into the Processor for Chopping |
After Chopping |
Two Cups of Water and Chopped Leaves-Boil for Ten Seconds and Steep for 15 Minutes |
Three and One Half Cups of Sugar, Two Tablespoons of Rice Vinegar and a Pinch of Salt |
One and One Half Cups of Steeped Cinnamon Basil Liquid and Sugar Mixture |
Mixture Coming to a Boil That Can't Be Stirred Down |
Take Off Heat and Add Certo and Return to Boil and Boil for Exactly One Minute |
Foam Waiting to be Skimmed Off |
I Take Out My Jars and Lids from Hot Water and Then Skim Off Foam |
Finished Cinnamon Basil Jelly |
So in the early 1990's when we had just moved into our house, The Herbal Husband asked what I was going to do with the lemon basil and cinnamon basil. I said confidently I'm going to make jelly. Having made some grape jelly with a friend, but not very well. I had found Renee Shepherd's recipe in Phyllis Shaudy's book, Herbal Treasures. It has been my go to recipe for basil jelly and other herbal jelly for years. I wrote about it for Mother Earth News. If you Google cinnamon basil jelly recipe, you will be able to find it. It is a wonderful and delicious recipe. Tomorrow I will be making one of my last raspberry jam batches and then the lemon basil jelly. I'm thinking I will have three or four batches to make!
Hope you have had a great day in your herb garden. Keep watching the chores list as I will try to keep it up to date with what I am doing. We are starting to work on what we are digging up and taking cuttings from to come inside! Talk to you later.
5 comments:
It must smell wonderful in your kitchen.
You so inspire me!
FlowerLady
Thanks FL! When you're right on top of it, I sometimes don't take the time to smell it! I should o more of that! You inspire me as well! Have a cool weekend! I know we will! xo
Just the Cinnamon Basil recipe I have been looking for, BUT, I'm not seeing the amount of certo, Liquid or crystal.
Many years have gone by, but hoping you can spot this inquiry. Thanks!
Mary
Mary, I hope you can see this. I can't seem to publish your comment. The answer to your question is one pouch of Certo for this recipe. You can find the original recipe on Renee's Seeds site. Hope this helps. Any more questions just ask.
Here is the link for a post I did for Mother Earth News. https://www.motherearthliving.com/food-matters/herbal-harvest-basil-jelly-recipe There is a button that says continue reading, click that and it should give you a proper recipe.
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