Certo: A Short Cut to Better Jams and Jellies

by General Foods Corporation

MINT JELLY

½ cup apple vinegar

1¼ cups water

3½ cups (1½ lbs.) sugar

Green coloring

½ bottle Certo

Wash 1 packed cup spearmint leaves and stems. Place in saucepan and crush. Add vinegar and water. Bring quickly to a boil; remove from fire. Cover and let stand 10 minutes. Add sugar and mix. Bring to a boil over hottest fire, during which time add green coloring. Use coloring which fruit acids do not fade. As soon as mixture boils, add Certo, stirring constantly. Then bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard ½ minute. Remove from fire and skim. Strain hot jelly into glasses. Paraffin at once. Makes about 5 glasses (6 fluid ounces each).

Or omit mint leaves and add ½ to 1½ teaspoons spearmint extract after jelly is removed from fire.