Meet Author Vicki Lloyd Lyons
Come celebrate the Mayhaw Festival In El Dorado, Arkansas on Saturday, May 7, 2011 and meet author Vicki Lloyd Lyons. Vicki, born and raised in Union County, will be at La Bella Gourmet Gifts and Delicatessen signing her new cookbook, "Let's Eat" on Saturday afternoon. Come early and get your free Mayhaw Jelly recipe while supplies last. |
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In case you don't make it to the book signing to get the Mayhaw Jelly recipe, I'm going to list it here. It's SOOooo Good!
MAYHAW JELLY
Servings: 96 Tablespoon
Ingredients:
4 Cups prepared Mayhaw
juice (2 ½ lbs fresh berries)
4 ½ Cups water
1 Pkg. Sure Jell
5 Cups sugar
½ tsp. butter
Prep/Cook Time: 3 Hr. 45 Min.
Directions:
1. Prepare a canner by filling about half full of water and bring to a boil and turn down to simmer.
2. Clean berries by taking stem, and bloom end off. Cover in sauce pan with 4 ½ cups water. Bring to a boil. Turn down and simmer for 10 minutes. Crush berries in pot.
3. Take 3 to 4 sheets of cheese cloth spread over a large bowl and drain well. Squeeze the cloth to get all juice out.
4. Return 4 cups of juice to a sauce pan with Sure Jell and ½ tsp. butter. Bring to a full rolling boil stirring constantly, add sugar and bring back to a boil. Boil for one minute. Skim off foam and pour into sterilized jars. Seal tightly and put in canner coving jars with boiling water1-2 inches bring back to boil – boil for five minutes. Remove from canner, let cool
I hope you enjoy it! Let me know!
Vicki Lloyd Lyons
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