Ingredients

• 1/2 cup fresh picked bergamot petals, Bee balm, Wild Oswego Tea, Horsemint, Monarda (optional)
• 1/2 cup vodka, go ahead and use a flavored vodka of choice
• 1 cup fresh orange juice that would be 2-3 oranges for the triple sec, cointreau, Grand Marnier
• 1 cup fresh lime juice juice
• 2 cups cranberry juice, not low calorie
• 6 slices orange zest
• 1 3/4 ounces dry pectin
• 4 1/2 cups sugar

Instructions

1. If using the optional bee balm place in a jar and top with the vodka. Let sit overnight up to a week. Strain and set aside.

2. Pour the juices, (not the vodka) into a heavy bottom pot. Whisk in the pectin to dissolve. Bring to a full rolling boil.over medium high heat, stirring frequently.

3. Stir in sugar stir to dissolve, add the infused vodka or flavored vodka and return to a full rolling boil and boil hard for 1 minute.

4. Skim foam. You can add 1 teaspoon butter when cooking the juices to a roiling boil before the sugar to reduce foam .

5. Place one orange zest in each jar.

6. Pour into hot sterilized jars leaving 1/4 inch head space. Process in a boiling water bath 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool without moving in a draft free place. Label and store out of direct sunlight.