Fireweed Jelly - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups fireweed blossoms (no stems or leaves)
1/4 cup lemon juice
4 1/2 cups water
3 1/2 ounces powdered fruit pectin
5 cups sugar
5 -6 one-pint jelly jars

Preparation

Pick, wash and measure 8 cups of fireweed blossoms (flower part only). Put into large saucepan.
Add 1/4 cup lemon juice and 4 1/2 cups water.
Boil 10-12 minutes and strain into a bowl. KEEP THE JUICE, and throw the cooked blossoms away.
Strain the juice through cheesecloth two more times for clarity of jelly.
Take strained juice and heat to lukewarm. Add 2 packages Sure Jell or other pectin and bring to boil.
Add 5 cups sugar and bring to FULL boil. Boil hard for 5 minutes.
Pour into hot, clean jars and seal.
Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.