Kudzu Blossom Jelly

Kudzu Blossom Jelly

4 cups Kudzu blossoms
4 cups boiling water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 (1 3/4-ounce) package powered pectin
5 cups sugar




WASH kudzu blossoms with cold water, and place them in a large bowl. Pour 4 cups boiling water over blossoms, and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
POUR blossoms and liquid through a colander into a Dutch oven, discarding blossoms.
ADD lemon juice and pectin; bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
Stir in sugar; return to a full rolling boil, and boil, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Remove from heat; skim off foam with a spoon.
QUICKLY pour jelly into hot, sterilized jars, filling to 1/4 inch from top. Wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids, and screw on bands.
PROCESS in boiling water bath 5 minutes. Cool on wire racks. YIELD: 6 half pints
NOTE : Blossom liquid is gray until lemon juice is added.

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• Kudzu
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[nevermorelenore]

Thanks for the video. I have been wanting to try this for years. I noticed our blossoms are out now. Wish me luck!

[dwljk]

@nevermorelenore hope it turned out well. here in our area the kudzu bugs have taken over and unfortunately, I can't make the jelly again til they are gone.

[w4kwd]

This is awesome...have you heard of my friend Jim aka Kaptain Kudzu...he lives in Georgia!

[dwljk]

no, but going to check him out now! will be making more of this soon since it's blooming again

[friendlier]

Boy, you could make a million bucks in Georgia!

Very curious what the finished product tastes like.

And the background music was great, too.

[dwljk]

lol I wish! hope to make some more this year - if I do, look for the video and I'll send you some!

[ivejustbegun01]

Cool. I'm gonna try this someday. But I don't find much Kudzu here in LA.

[BronxItalian143]

You are beautiful. Hi.

[dwljk]

thanks for watching! hopefully I can make more this year!

[WilkersonBricore]

Thanks for posting this! You did a great job.

Dora Renee' Wilkerson