I was organizing my recipe books, a project I've wanted to do for years, but never had the time, when I came across a recipe for jalapeno jelly. My pepper plants are full of red and green jalapenos right now so I thought why not? I had the jalapenos and bell peppers in my garden and sugar and cider vinegar in the pantry. All I needed was some pectin, limes and cute jelly jars...easy enough! Look at that picture. It looks like a bomb went off in my kitchen. It was Saturday afternoon, and all I kept thinking was what if someone called and wanted to come see the house in an hour. Lucky (or maybe unlucky) for us, no one called. I shouldn't have worried anyway. Apparently, there are no home buyers right now.This week's market report from our Realtor shows a 22 month inventory of available homes. Just in our zip code there are one hundred thirty-six homes available for sell, and only 6 homes in our listing price range sold last month. I know it only takes one buyer, but it's very frustrating nonetheless.
So, how did my jelly turn out. Beautiful, aside from the fact that this was all I got from that mess I made. Can't wait though to try it with some cream cheese and crackers over the holidays, or maybe even served as a relish with a roast. Next up, the green pepper jelly, and another huge mess to clean up.
