Fantastic Rose Blossom Jelly

Pick rose petals

1. Collect fragrant rose petals without a base in a Tupperware box or something similar with a capacity of approx. 1 liter. If necessary, shake off small animals. Make sure that the roses have not been sprayed and do not grow near streets or parking lots (-> pollution)!

Prepare rose petal water

1. Put the petals in a bowl and pour 800 ml of boiling water over them. Cover the bowl with a tea towel and let it steep for 1-2 days. Since the flowers float on top, they can be weighed down with a sieve or something similar.
2. Strain the brew and add 50 ml lemon juice. The petals are no longer used. Depending on the color of the rose petals, the brew can sometimes take on a light green tint. By adding lemon juice and later the preserving sugar (-> citric acid), the color turns reddish.

Prepare glasses

1. Put the washed, open jam jars in the oven and heat it up to approx. 80-100 ° C to disinfect the jars on the one hand and to prevent them from jumping due to the later lack of temperature shock when the hot jelly is poured in. Place the lids on the work surface, ready to hand.

Boil jelly

1. Pour 750 ml of the stock into a large saucepan and cook the jelly with the preserving sugar according to the instructions. Since rose petals do not have their own sugar content, the jelly will not be too sweet.

Gelling test

1. Make a jelly test by dripping a dollop of jelly onto a saucer that has been chilled in the freezer beforehand. If the jelly is too runny, keep cooking it for a short time.

Fill jelly

1. Place the hot glasses on the work surface. As an additional safety measure, I place the glasses on a damp, warm cloth to avoid a temperature shock = glass cracking. If the working height is too high for you, you can put the bottles in the sink filled with hot water … if there is too much water, the glasses start to float. Pour the still hot jelly into the hot glasses until they are full to the brim. Make sure the sealing edges stay clean. Close the jars immediately and turn them upside down for about 10 minutes (hot!), Turn them back and let them cool down. Enjoy your meal!

Variations & Notes

1. It is up to your imagination whether the rose petals come from one variety or if you prefer a mix of flowers.
2. With this recipe I got about 1,020 g of jelly.
3. Jam jars or mason jars are available in stores. But you can also just use the screw-top jars that build up over time. However, I would advise against screw-top jars in which there was previously pickled garlic or the like … if the washed jar or the lid still smells like the original content, I would be concerned that the jelly would accept some of it. I have had very good experiences with pesto glasses … not too small and not too big and therefore they are ideal as a gift for a loved one.
4. To make filling easier, a funnel with a very wide opening can be used.