Dr. Pepper Dixie Jelly - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups Dr. Pepper cola
dry pectin (a small box)
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 drops red food coloring (optional)
3 1/2 cups sugar
paraffin wax

Preparation

Mix Dr. Pepper, powdered pectin and lemon juice in a large saucepan.
Add coloring, if desired.
Measure sugar into a bowl to add later.
Place Dr. Pepper mixture over high heat and stir until mixture comes to a hard boil.
At once stir in sugar.
Bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, skim off foam with metal spoon and pour quickly into glasses.
Cover at once with 1/8-inch hot paraffin.
Allow several days to set.