SPICED CORNEL CHERRY JELLY
1 kg cornel cherries
water
1:1 preserving sugar [as needed]
4 teaspoons mulled wine spice
[or gingerbread spice]
3 cloves
1 star anise
1/2 stick cinnamon
_ put cornel cherries in a pot and cover with water
[cherries can also be used fresh - I just like to freeze them until I have time to process them]
_ heat and simmer until cherries are soft
_ let steep overnight
_ the next day, boil briefly and drain the cherries through a cloth
[squeeze firmly to collect all the juice]
_ heat the juice with spices and let it steep for about half an hour
_ remove the spices and measure out the amount of liquid
_ measure out the same amount of preserving sugar [1:1]
_ bring the juice to a simmer and let the preserving sugar trickle in
_ test the jelly and fill it into sterile jars while it is still hot
WINTERLICHES KONRELKIRSCHENGELEE
1 kg Kornelkirschen
Wasser
1:1 Gelierzucker [nach Bedarf]
4 Teelöffel Glühweingewürz
[oder Lebkuchengewürz]
3 Nelken
1 Sternanis
1/2 Zimtstange