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30 Minutes
To Homemade Sure.Jell® Cranberry Orange Freezer Relish
- 3 cups prepared fruit
(buy about 1 pound fully ripe cranberries, 2 medium oranges and
1 lemon)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
5 1/2 cups granulated sugar, measured into separate bowl
3/4 cup water
1 box Sure.Jell Fruit Pectin
- Rinse clean plastic containers
and lids with boiling water. Dry thoroughly.
- Finely chop or grind cranberries;
measure 2 cups. Remove colored part of peel from oranges using
a vegetable peeler; set aside. Remove and discard remaining white
part of peel from oranges. Chop the fruit, reserving any juice.
Repeat procedure with lemon.
- Chop reserved orange and
lemon peels. Combine all fruit and peels. Measure exactly 3 cups
into large bowl. Add spices; mix well. Stir in sugar. Let stand
10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Mix water and pectin in
small saucepan. Bring to boil on high heat, stirring constantly.
Boil and stir 1 minute. Add to fruit mixture; stir 3 minutes
or until sugar is dissolved and no longer grainy. (A few sugar
crystals may remain.)
- Fill all containers immediately
to within 1/2-inch of tops. Wipe off top edges of containers;
immediately cover with lids. Let stand at room temperature 24
hours.
- Relish is now ready to
use. Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks or freeze extra containers
up to 1 year.
- Thaw in refrigerator before
using.
Makes about 7 (1 cup) containers
or 112 servings.
How To Measure Sugar
Precisely:
To get exact level cup measures of sugar, spoon into dry metal
or plastic measuring cups, then level by scraping excess sugar
from top of cup with a straight-edged knife.
Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Kraft Food,
Inc.
