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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Corn Cob Jelly....and the weekend

I've been busy putting corn up for the winter. Didn't can any of the corn this year but froze a few whole cobs (redneck style), and cut some off the cob to save space.




I blanch the corn in boiling water for 5 minutes, then give them a quick ice bath to cool them down and stop the cooking process.









Cut the corn off the cob and bag for the freezer...





I worked with 12 ears of corn at a time...

I broke the cobs into pieces, added enough water to almost cover. About 5 cups...





I let the cobs simmer for 10 minutes, stirring every once in awhile to sort of rotate the cobs...
then strained the corn liquid through cheesecloth...


I ended up with 3 1/2 cups of the corn "liquor".  ( not really sure what to call it)  :)


Added one box of powdered pectin to the corn "liquor"  and a small dab of butter to keep the jelly foam to a minimum.  Also added one drop of yellow food coloring. (you can leave this out or add more)  Brought the pot to a hard boil stirring constantly.
Then added 3 1/2 cups of sugar.



Let the jelly boil for 1 minute while stirring constantly..



 skim any foam off the top and pour into clean sterilized jars.  Wipe the rim, place lids on and seal.




I've already gone through quite a bit of the jelly. It has a hint of honey flavor. Great on hot biscuits and hot sopapillas. :)

I even drizzled some melted jelly on a rack of smoked spare ribs. :)


Almost forgot about the weekend.....
I'm heading out tomorrow for a long weekend of camping.  Still a burn ban going on here so no campfire cooking, but I hope to figure something out.  :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend!


6 comments:

Richtee said...

Hmmm never heard of this...but it sounds good! I love corn..soo why not? And very practical... using ALL the corn! Pretty cool J... pretty cool!

Chris said...

Corn jelly on spare ribs......what madness is this!? Yum

cowgirl said...

Thanks Rich! Good to see ya. :) Hope you had a nice weekend!

cowgirl said...

Hi Chris... it's different but tasty! :)
Thanks, Hope you had a great weekend too. :)

Mike said...

wow, never heard of corn jelly. You, missy, never fail to amaze me! I'll have to give this a try.

cowgirl said...

Hey Mike good to see ya. Been camping lately?
You need to try this jelly it's pretty tasty stuff.
Thanks! :)