Kool-aid Jelly (many Flavors) (for Jelly Queen)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages unsweetened kool-aid powdered drink mix, any flavor
• 6 cups cold water
• 2 (6 ounce) bottles liquid pectin or 2 (2 ounce) packages dry pectin
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages unflavored gelatin
• 6 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon margarine (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in large stockpot add kool aid and cold water.
• 2 stir in pectin and unflavored gelatin.
• 3 let set five minutes until softened. then stir and bring to a boil.
• 4 add sugar and margarine. bring to a rolling boil for 2 minutes.
• 5 take off the burner, skim.
• 6 note:the margarine cuts down the foam.
• 7 pour into sterile hot jars.
• 8 wipe rims and adjust the seal and bands tightly.
• 9 process in a hot water bath in your canner for five minutes. make sure the water covers the lids.
• 10 remove the jars, turn upside down on a rack or cotton towels on the counter.
• 11 do not move the jars until cool.
• 12 this makes 12 8 ounce jars of jelly.
• 13 i add the knox unflavored gelatin because my husband likes a firm jelly.
• 14 i am sure you will be "hooked" with the flavors you can make and the cost is about 45 cents per jar.
• 15 some flavors take longer to gel than others.
• 16 but there is a recipe that works to set or gell the jelly in the description of recipe.