Rose Petal Jelly

So, Once upon a time I saw a program with a cute and bubbly personality, who's name I can not unfortunately remember, who created a beautifully colored jelly.  It was wine red and dark.  Turns out this creation was none other than rose petal jelly.  So now, here I am years later, and wanting to create that same ambrosia.  Well, a little bit of a search, I mean little bit.  Like type Rose Petal Jelly into the Google tool bar, and immediately several sites willing to give up their secrets to the wonderful jelly. 

This is the one I used.
Rose Petal Jelly.
Just a little bit of effort, about 3 1/2 half pint jars and nirvana.

We used the red petals from the Lincoln Rose.  They taste very similar to lettuce when eaten fresh.  There is no aftertaste, and the flavor is enhanced and altered a bit during the jelling process.

These are the items you will need.
jars w/lids and rings
sugar
powder pectin
lemon juice
rose petals
and a little time.

We were able to cut our boiling time down to 7 minutes instead of 10.  The color of the liquid after soaking the petals takes on a purplish red color.  Once the pectin, sugar and lemon juice are added it turns almost a scarlet color. 

The house smells heavenly after several batches as well.  Here is one of our jars.

This is a half pint jar.  It comes as a case of 12 with lids and rings.  Of course if you already have jars, you'll only need lids and rings.

The best part, aside from the wonderful flavor, is the use of a flower that mostly adorns yards with no other thought of use.  Everything I could find said red roses.  I am going to try white and yellow.  I just want to see what they will taste like, and what the color is.  And if it works... even better!