How to Make & Can Honeysuckle Jelly (THE EASY WAY)

[@kathrynfriedlund3280]

Great video and clear directions, loved it! We made dandelion jelly last year and are going to try honeysuckle this year. Thank you for sharing this!

[@CollinsCountry]

+Kathryn Friedlund Thanks so much for the nice comment! :) I’m glad you found it helpful:) I love dandelion jelly but haven’t made it in years. I need to again! :) lastly, I don’t normally rinse the flowers because I don’t care if bugs get out, but I rinsed them in the tutorial because that’s what most people consider the “right” thing to do… Have fun! :)

[@kathrynfriedlund3280]

@@CollinsCountry thank you for the extra info and tips and your comment! I harvested some honeysuckle tonight and found some white honeysuckle (Morrows) and also pink honeysuckle (I believe it is Tatarian honeysuckle). Have you tried it with the pink honeysuckle? I am planning to follow your instructions from the video and excited about it!

[@CollinsCountry]

+Kathryn Friedlund so have not tried it with the pink honeysuckle. I have never seen any growing where we live… Let me know how it turns out!!!!

[@shirleyhearn9316]

I can't wait to try this. Thanks for the very clear instru tions.

[@DiedreT]

This is really interesting! I also love how your water comes out the wall by the stove!! :)

[@CollinsCountry]

+Diedre THANK YOU!!!!!! :) When we were designing the kitchen we really wanted a pot filler. It’s super convenient. Honestly, we use it everyday when cooking! I’m so glad we put it in.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

That was really cool! Thanks for this upload!

[@CollinsCountry]

Our pleasure:) Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BrainstormSnackAttack]

My Mamma and Aunt taught me a lot of handy things like this...we made some PEA HULL jelly one time on a whim...it was my idea and they just laughed and said why not since I had picked and shelled them all...it was pretty good actually surprised us all! :))

[@CollinsCountry]

+BRAiN StORM That’s awesome!!! And what is Pea Hull jelly?!?!? I have never heard of it before...

[@BrainstormSnackAttack]

@@CollinsCountry basically the same procedure just boiling shelled pea hulls and using that to make jelly

[@CollinsCountry]

+BRAiN StORM interesting. I’ve never heard of that. I’ll have to try it!

[@BrainstormSnackAttack]

@@CollinsCountry I doubt it is a thing really but my aunt always let me try anything once if I was willing to learn

[@GraCeeDesigns]

This is terrific. I jarred tomato sauce many years ago. And this looks so yummy.. Thanks.!

[@CollinsCountry]

+GraCee Designs thank you for the kind words!!! It really is soooo yummy! Our boys love it! And we have been canning tomato sauce (for spaghetti) a lot this past month. We will be making a video of that to share my moms delicious recipe!!!! It’s the best pasta sauce I have ever eaten!!! :)

[@Shaneyy_8]

Great video it makes it easy for people making it

[@CollinsCountry]

+MR BROWN Thank you!!!! It really is simple to make:)

[@MikeWareoffthebeatenpath]

Canned and preserved many jellies, jams , and preserves. Found me a new one. Got a few weeks before they pop here . Also ever noticed how we can never have the exact amount of jars ready. To many or to few. Thanks for sharing ATB Mike

[@CollinsCountry]

+Absorbed Self Reliance Good for you! My mom canned A LOT growing up, so I’ve had an excellent teacher! :) And yes. I never ever ever get the right amount of cans ready 😂 I always over estimate though just in case. This recipe fills 7 of the 8oz jars. I put in the bigger ones 🤦‍♀️ Anyway. Enjoy the recipe when your honeysuckle comes in! Where do you live? I’m assuming somewhere further north:)

[@MikeWareoffthebeatenpath]

@@CollinsCountry in Northwest Ga, this year we had a lot of cooler weather in April which pushed them back a bit normally they would be in full by now

[@CollinsCountry]

+Absorbed Self Reliance Oh gotcha. Interesting. Well enjoy them when they come in! :)

[@marianwinnett8570]

Made it and its great. Thank you so much

[@CollinsCountry]

+Marian Winnett Thank you and you’re Welcome! I’m glad you enjoy it. I know my kids do. They eat it almost daily:)

[@krodri4]

That looks so delicious! I have a honeysuckle plant and was just searching for what to do with the flowers. I am defiantly trying this. Just one question. Can I dehydrate the flowers and then can them at a later date or will they lose to much flavor? Thanks so much for sharing your recipe!!

[@CollinsCountry]

+Kathrine Rodriguez Hey! I honestly have never tried anything from dehydrated flowers. My gut tells me that it would work but not as well because when the flowers are dehydrated I feel like they would lose a lot of nectar… It’s honestly so easy to make that I would just try making it while the honeysuckle is ready:) And if you do dehydrate them let me know how that turns out because I’m very curious ! Good luck:)

[@frontiersurvival-1]

Great video Courtney. Very informative!!

[@CollinsCountry]

+Frontier Survival Thank you!!!!!!!!!!! My grandm is a great teacher! I’m glad she shared her knowledge with me when I was young:)

[@frontiersurvival-1]

@@CollinsCountry I'm glad she shared as well.. My Mamaw was a great teacher..This might be odd to say but she was the the most influential in teaching me to become the man I am today.. She would hunt fish back when it wasn't all that cool for lady to do that..

[@CollinsCountry]

+Frontier Survival THAT IS AMAZING!!!! Sounds like a really cool lady!!!! It’s not odd at all. Amazing women can be huge influences on men!!!!

[@clearnet12]

that looks delicious

[@CollinsCountry]

+DH Kim It really is so good! Our boys are eating PP&J sandwiches right now with the honeysuckle jelly actually:)

[@tinaladybug8392]

Sounds delicious!

[@CollinsCountry]

Thank you!!! And it really is sooooooooo good! Especially on toast! :)

[@lezloart4597]

Love the video! I was wondering if you know if it's possible to make sugar out of honeysuckle? I've been looking everywhere online and I can't find any information, if you know I'd really appreciate it if you could let me know! Thank you :)

[@CollinsCountry]

Hey! I have no idea. But the amount of nectar that comes from honeysuckle is so small that you would probably need to get buckets worth of honeysuckle to make any sugar.

[@clintonminer7636]

Great video

[@CollinsCountry]

+Clinton Miner Thank you very much! :)

[@maryflowers6997]

Do you have to water bath them to "can” them or can you just put the lid on an the heat of the jars/jam will seal them?

[@CollinsCountry]

+Mary Flowers To preserve them for long time storage you need to waterbath can them:) Otherwise they will spoil with time. Good luck!

[@kimberlymorgan1767]

Do you pluck off the green ends?

[@CollinsCountry]

+Kimberly Morgan if you’re talking about the tiny little green piece that is at the end of the flower then no. You can leave that on:) But don’t put any leaves or greenery of the plant into the tea:) That can add bitterness…

[@tammylangley6410]

I started this recipe by filling a quart jar with honeysuckles and then filling the jars with boiling water. Then steeping. So I need to know after I strain the tea in the cheesecloth- how many cups of the tea do I use to fit the recipe? Thanks!

[@CollinsCountry]

+@tammylangley6410 use all the test that it makes:) I can’t remember how much tea I’m usually left with…

[@scottking5555]

The rinse doesnt take away any of the nectar? Im really curious about this step

[@CollinsCountry]

+Scott King I’m glad you asked! Honestly, I don’t normally rinse them:) I only did it in the video because it’s the “right way to do it because it gets any bugs out, etc. but I do not normally rinse them because he’s, it does since out some of the nectar but it still has a great honeysuckle nectar taste:) if you are okay with the possibility of a bug being in there then don’t rinse. It’s getting strained out anyway so to me no big deal, but some people really don’t like the thought of bugs being in there. I hope this helps!

[@TheCraftyCrowShow]

Haven’t ever tried this, but knowing how much I like tasting honeysuckle I bet it tastes amazing! Got some growing here myself, so I might have to make some sometime. You definitely made this look pretty simple

[@CollinsCountry]

+The Crafty Crow Show Thank you! It really is simple to make. I loved eating this growing up! It’s so good, especially with the hint of lemon:) And I’m sure you have lots of Honeysuckle in Harlan county:)

[@TheCraftyCrowShow]

@@CollinsCountry my front fence is covered with it. I may or may not have been letting it grow unchecked for a while, just to get more 😂

[@CollinsCountry]

+The Crafty Crow Show haha nice! Honeysuckle is definitely invasive!!!

[@TheCraftyCrowShow]

@@CollinsCountry mine is fighting with the kudzu too. I think they’re trying to gang up on me

[@FearlessNimue]

Doesn't rinsing them off also rinse away the nectar?

[@CollinsCountry]

+@FearlessNimue yes it does. I don’t rinse them anymore. But I did for this video because it’s the “right” thing to do

[@Psalm2710_]

Do they need to go in the fridge for storage or can they sit in the pantry like jelly and jam from the store?

[@CollinsCountry]

+Mrs. Owen Hello there!!! :) if you “can them” they can sit in a pantry for years (until opened and then they need to be refrigerated). But if you make the jelly and then put them into jars just to store them (and not do the canning process) it will need to be refrigerated immediately. I hope this makes sense:) Good luck and let me know if you have any more questions!

[@Psalm2710_]

@@CollinsCountry Thank you! I'm new to canning so I followed your video and boiled them for 5 minutes just like you did at the end, is that "canning" or did they need to be pressure canned?

[@CollinsCountry]

+Mrs. Owen Welcome! :) Canning can be very overwhelming when you start, but it’s easy once you understand the basics:) It is considered “canning.” Boiling in water is called “water bath canning.” Lots of things can be canned in water bath, but some thing require a pressure cooker (beans, etc). I hope you like the jelly! We love it:)

[@triciahague6287]

I boil my Suger and water till dissolved, then I let hunnysuckle steep for 25 mins. Before canning Not to lose the nutritional benefit of over heating it

[@CollinsCountry]

+Tricia Hague oh interesting. I have never tried it that way. I will try it that way this year. I appreciate the tip!!!! Thanks so much! :)

Does this also work with rose petals

[@CollinsCountry]

+ yes!

[@KristineBarr-y8y]

If we don't have one large lemon, how much juice do we need?

[@CollinsCountry]

+Kristine Barr Hello! :) It’s usually around 3 tablespoons of lemon juice:)

[@kaylynncox5940]

Mine came out green, do you know why? I tried to Google it but came up with nothing. I didn’t add stems or anything

[@CollinsCountry]

+Kaylynn cox Hmm… I actually don’t know why it would be green. I have never had that happen. When did it turn green? Did it turn green when you made the tea or when you canned it?

[@kaylynncox5940]

@@CollinsCountry when i was making the tea, we added the lemon and it turned the golden color. The recipe turned out so well and tasted amazing

[@CollinsCountry]

+Kaylynn cox The golden color is fine:) I’m glad you enjoyed it! It’s delicious and fun to make! :)

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

maybe I wasn't piking honeysuckle. was a ground plant with long stems yellow flowers and sour. So now I'm not sure what they were.

[@CollinsCountry]

+Chicken Permission honeysuckle comes in two varieties: the bush and the vine. The vine has WAY MORE NECTAR and is preferred for making stuff with, but I made this with the bush honeysuckle. I have been doing it for years and it works well. Did you take all the green off? If any leaves get in it can make it bitter. It should just be the yellow and white honeysuckle flowers… Good luck!

[@sakura299]

Who else plays bee swarm and clicked onto this video?

[@CollinsCountry]

+Sweat Morning! I have never played “bee swarm .” Now I’m curious… 🤔

[@swbullen1]

Imagine a full jar of just the juice

[@CollinsCountry]

+@swbullen1 oh that sounds delicious! I’ll make some this year!!!!! :)

[@swbullen1]

@@CollinsCountry really? Awesome!