Name: Cranberry Rosemary Wine Jelly
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 12 3/4 hr (includes chilling)
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 4 (12-ounce) bags fresh or frozen cranberries (14 cups; do not thaw); 3 cups sugar; 2 cups dry white wine; 2 (5-inch) fresh rosemary sprigs; 3 2/3 cups cold water; 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin (from three 1/4-ounce envelopes); a 6-cup nonreactive mold (see cooks' note, below) or glass loaf pan

Cranberry Rosemary Wine JellyRomulo Yanes

This meltingly tender jelly is to that stuff in the can what a fine Barolo is to supermarket cooking wine.

Cooks' notes:

• Stainless steel, glass, and enameled cast iron are nonreactive, but avoid pure aluminum and uncoated iron, which can impart an unpleasant taste and color to recipes with acidic ingredients in them.
• Unmold the jelly onto a serving plate 2 to 3 inches wider than the mold to allow for spreading. Use a flavorless vegetable oil to brush the mold before filling.
• Cranberry jelly can be chilled in mold up to 2 days.

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