Rose Jam / Mermelada de Rosas

 We bought our house 2 years ago, and when we were moving in, we joked about how we would have to take out the rose bushes asap, because neother Marcelo or I really love them--but, as things go, we didn't get around to getting them dug out before that year ended, and well, they are still there.  The other evening Marcelo was out getting rid of some of the dead branches, and started in on the roses as well- and as he was chopping them back, he asked if there is ANYTHING cool you can do with roses-  and i remembered something that i had seen on pinterest a gazillion years ago-- Rose Jam! 

So, we made some.  And it was AMAZING.  So we made some more.  And it is STILL amazing! Ingredients: 

2 cups of rose petals (NO PESTICIDES!!!  Make SURE they have not been sprayed or treated, or you will get sick!) And the amount is definitely not a set amount- can definitely use more. 

3 Tbsp of pectin- I used Ball low/no sugar pectin, as my all-time favorite, MrsWages, isn't being sold at Winco anymore

1/3 cup lemon juice

2 cups of sugar

3 cups of water.  

-  So, we washed the rose petals to get rid of all of the creepy crawlies, and then added half of the sugar and just mixed it all together- kind of bruising the petals so that they would release more of their oils, and then let it sit for a half an hour or so. 

-Add to the water in a pot with the pectin, and then mix that so it doesn't have any lumps then add lemon juice. 

- Heat it up until it reaches a rolling boil, add the rest of the sugar and then when it gets back to a rolling boil,  time for one minute. 

-Take off of the heat and put into jars as normal. 

Note: We are going to go for a drive and see if we can find some wild roses, I'll let you know how those taste! We have a mixture of the tea roses, that have small petals, and the larger roses that are used for cut flowers and arrangements, and they both taste just fine- I prefer the smaller petals, because they are a bit softer, but my kids love the larger ones because they are just a tad chewier...  

Nosotros compramos nuestra casa dos veranos atras, y cuando estabamos cambiandonos, nos reimos acerca de como tendriamos que sacar los rosales lo antes posible, porque ni a Marcelo ni a mi nos encantan- pero como son la scosas, no los sacamos ese verano, y bueno, siguen alli. El otro dia Marcelo estaba atras cortando algunas de las ramas viejas y comenzo a podar los rosales tambien- y mientras lo hacia me pregunto si hay ALGO bueno que se puede hacer con rosas- y me acorde de algo que vi en pinterest hace  un millon de anos- Mermelada de Rosas! 

Asi que lo hicimos. Y era INCREIBLE.  Asi que hicimos mas.  Y SIGUE siendo increible. 

Ingredientes: 2 tasas de petalos de rosas (SIN PESTICIDAS!  Hay que asegurarse que no se les hayan hechado insecticidas o se puede enfermar!) La cantidad definitivamente es una sigugerencea- se puede usar mas.  -3 Cucharadas de pectina.  Yo use de marca Ball para poco o no azucar- porque ya no encuentro mi marcca preferida.  2 tasas de azucar.  3 tasas de agua. 1/3 tasa de jugo de limon 

Asi que lavamos los petalos para quitar todos los bichitos, y agregamos la mitad del azucar y lo mezclamos- pegandolo un poco para que los ptalos de liberaran sis aceietes, y se dejo reposar media hora. 

Agregamos el agua con los petalos y la pectina, y se mezclo hasta que no quedara grumos.  Se agrega el jugo de limon

Se calienta hasta que suelta un buen hervor, se agrega el resto del azucar, y cuando vuelve a un hervor se deja hervir un minuto (revolviendo siempre)

Se saca del fuego y se coloca en los frascos como normal