Hot Pepper Jelly - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 large bell peppers
    12 small hot peppers
    1/3 c. water
    3 c. vinegar
    5 lb. sugar
    2 (6 oz.) bottles Certo
    red or green food coloring
Preparation
    Wash bell peppers and remove seeds.
    Cut stems off hot peppers.
    Put peppers in blender (fine grind).
    Pour through colander, saving 1/3 cup of the liquid.
    Combine liquid, water and remaining ingredients in pot and boil hard for 5 minutes.
    Remove from heat and add Certo.
    Let stand for a few minutes.
    Remove scum from top and add food coloring.
    Pour in jars and seal with paraffin.
    Can be eaten with meat or on crackers with cream cheese.
    Makes 12 (1/2 pints).

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