Win a National Can-It-Forward Day home canning kit! Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 jar Flex Batch Ball® Fiesta Salsa Mix
- 1 packet Flex Batch Ball® Fiesta Salsa Mix
- 1 packet Ball® RealFruit⢠Classic Small Batch Pectin
- 1 jar Ball® RealFruit⢠Classic Flex Batch Pectin
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