Lemon Jelly - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
1 1/2 cups water
4 1/2 cups sugar
12 ounces liquid fruit pectin
3 -4 drops yellow food coloring

Preparation

Combine lemon juice, lemon rind and water in a glass bowl and let stand for 10 minutes.
Strain mixture into a large saucepan.
Add sugar to juice mix and stir well.
Bring to a hard boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
Stir in fruit pectin.
Bring back to full boil and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat.
Stir in food coloring.
Skim off foam with metal spoon.
Ladle into hot sterilized jars (I run mine through the dishwasher).
Cover immediately with 1/8 inch hot paraffin.