I’m sure that the first thing you think of when you hear “corn cobs”, is definitely not jelly. After you try this recipe, though, it will be!
6-8 Corn cobs–corn kernels removed
roughly 2 quarts water
3 -4 cups sugar
2 boxes pectin
Cover corn cobs with water and boil for about 10 minutes.
Once you are done boiling, you need to strain the liguid. I used this Jelly Strainer that my husband got me for Christmas. For this recipe, you actually only need to use 5 cups of strained liquid.
Put your strained liquid into a clean pot and return to boil. Add in sugar, and bring to a full rolling boil. Empty both packets of pectin into the pot. (I asked a few people and searched around to find out how sugar to use in this recipe and it varied; anywhere from 3-5–so I went with 4 and it worked just fine). Bring back to a rolling boil again, and boil hard for roughly 1 minutes.
Ladle into sterilized jars and process in a a water bath for 10 minutes. Yields 7 half pints.
Perfect on biscuits and toast. I can’t wait to try it as a glaze on grilled chicken. Delish! I think I will also throw some in my Christmas Baskets for a unique gift. Wonder what other unique stuffer I can come up with, other than the jalapeno jelly?? Any ideas?
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Never tried or heard of corn-cob jelly, this is a first. I will have to try this recipe. THANKS!!! Geri
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Seriously?! Never heard of it! Very interesting…
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I have never heard of this but now you got me wanting to try it. Thanks for sharing.
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Another jelly you could add to your "odd jelly" collection is Dandelion Jelly! It's made out of, you guessed it, Dandelions!!
Very Yummy!
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I have got to try this! I love trying new and different things.
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Wow, never ever heard of this! Sounds great.
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I have a similar recipe, but I have never tried it. No one told me it tastes like honey…I think I will have to try it now. Other interesting jellies: rose petal or lavender.
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I'm intrigued by this, though our sweet corn is done for the year and I don't think field corn would be quite the same. :>) Plus my in-laws would DEFINITELY think I was weird if I was running around behind the combine picking up cobs. Hee. I linked to this on my weekly link roundup, post is here. Thanks for sharing!
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try Purple Hull Pea Jelly…very yummy…kind of a grapey flavor…
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GettingFreedom Reply:
July 15th, 2010 at 8:43 am
@Rebecca–
I’ve heard that before–that is so strange! Not sure I’ve ever seen Purple Hull Peas, though.
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My Aunt gave me a recipe for corn cob jelly years ago and it was delicious. Can’t wait to try it again.
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