Rose Petal Jelly

This must be what it tastes like to be a humming bird!

I happened to come across a site that showed how to make flower scented jellies ~ it's incredibly easy and the end product is delicious!

The ingredients you need are:
1 cup packed fresh flower petals
3 cups of water
Juice of one lemon
1 box powdered pectin
4 cups sugar

I picked these rose petals from our back yard. The more heavily scented the rose, the BETTER! You can make this jelly with practically any flower like hibiscus, violets, jasmine, bee balm, etc...just make sure they are not sprayed with any pesticides.
Bring the water to a boil in a small saucepan and stir in the roses. Remove from the heat, and let the mixture steep for 10 minutes, as if you were making rose-petal tea.
Strain the "tea" making sure to squeeze the petals to get every last drop of flavor out of them.
Now this is where the magic happens:

Pour in the fresh lemon juice and the "tea" turns back into the color of the flowers you used! My petals were mostly pink and the resulting liquid looked like a watermelon Jolly Rancher when I poured in the juice. You should have exactly 3 cups of liquid after the lemon juice is added, if you don't, put in enough water to make 3 cups. Now pour in your pectin and dissolve.

Over the highest possible heat, bring the mixture to a boil and add the sugar. When the solution returns to a hard rolling boil, time it for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. After 2 full minutes, transfer the jelly to hot, sterilized glasses and seal according to manufacturer's suggestions.

As soon as these beauties cool you can store them in the fridge for up to three months. I wanted to give some of these as gifts so I processed them in a hot water bath for 10 minutes to seal the lids.

The taste is divine!
See that little hummer on the feeder eying my jelly?

I can't wait to make homemade labels and tie them up with pretty ribbon to give as Mother's Day gifts!