Apricot Pepper Jelly

Ingredients

• 1 cup red or green bell pepper
• 2 cups cider vinegar — maybe 1½ cups
• ⅓ cup jalapeño pepper
• 1¼ cups dried apricot halves
• 6 cups sugar
• 3 oz pouch liquid pectin
• 5 drops food color

Procedures

1. Combine pepper strips, vinegar and jalapeno peppers in an electric blender.
2. Process stop-and-go fashion until somewhat ground, but small chunks remain.
3. Combine with apricot strips and sugar in saucepan; bring to a boil.
4. Boil 5 minutes.
5. Remove from heat; skim off any foam.
6. Cool 2 minutes, then mix pectin and food color.
7. Pour into sterilized jars and fasten lids.
8. Process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes if desired.
9. Cool.