Lavender Wine Jelly Recipe
Ingredients
- Lavender-Wine Jelly
- 2 cups Sauvignon Blanc (I used the cheapest I could find.)
- 1 T. dried lavender
- 2 c. sugar
- 1 (3 oz.) pkg. liquid pectin
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June 9, 2011Wow, a fruit wine might be a great idea. Peach and lavender, cherry and lavender, the possibilities are endless there!
June 7, 2011What an awesome idea. I never thought of making a jelly out of wine. I'll need to try this one day - my mother-in-law occasionally brings fruit wines over.
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