Ingredients:
- 3 cups red onions
- 1 1/2 cups apple juice
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons rubbed sage
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 (1 3/4 ounce) package powdered fruit pectin
- 1/2 teaspoon butter
Preparation:
- Peel, quarter and thinly slice red onions.
- Measure 3 cups into a 6-or-8-quart sauce pot.
- Stir in apple juice, vinegar, sage and pepper.
- Measure sugars in a separate bowl.
- Stir fruit pectin into onion mixture in sauce pot.
- Add butter.
- Over high heat, bring mixture to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly.
- Quickly stir in sugars.
- Return to a full rolling boil and boil exactly 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Skim off any foam with metal spoon.
- Ladle quickly into hot, sterilized half pint jars, filling to within 1/8 inch of tops.
- Wipe jar rims and threads.
- Cover with lids.
- Screw bands tightly.
- Process in a boiling water bath for 5 Minutes