Gingerbread Spice Jelly

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Gingerbread Spice Jelly
Serves 40
This will soon become a Christmas time favourite. The gingerbread spice tea adds a subtle flavour of gingerbread that is so reminiscent of the holiday season.
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Ingredients
  1. 2 1/2 cups water
  2. 18 gingerbread spice tea bags
  3. 4 1/2 cups sugar
  4. 1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice
  5. 2 tsp butter
  6. 2 pouches (3 ounces each) liquid fruit pectin
Instructions
  1. In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Remove from heat; add tea bags. Cover and steep for 30 minutes.
  2. Discard tea bags. Stir in the sugar, apple juice and butter. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat and stir constantly.
  3. Remove from heat; skim off foam. Ladle hot mixture into 10 hot 125 ml jars, leaving 1/4" headspace. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight.
  4. Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 20 minutes.
  5. Remove jars and cool. Jelly may take up to 2 weeks to set.
Notes
  1. Add this gingerbread spice jelly in thumbprint cookies, shortbread cookies, and or even on top of baked brie for a savory bite!
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