Pink Grapefruit Jelly

When it is very hot, puddings that don't take long to make are my favourite! This is a very refreshing jelly, another Stour Puddings stalwart, quite tart, being grapefruit, but with a clean taste and a lovely rose colour. The grapefruit is (relatively) evenly distributed throughout the jelly,but it doesn't matter because it's a cloudy jelly anyway.  I'm not a great jelly fan, but this is one of the few that has slipped under the wire...

Grapefruit Jelly

1 18oz/530g (approx)  tin of grapefruit segments, pink or yellow

1 litre of grapefruit juice, the same colour as the grapefruit, chilled

1.5 sachets gelatine (6 leaves)

sugar to taste (don't add too much!)

Drain the grapefruit juice into a large jug, then add the the gelatine, heating the juice and gelatine slightly in the microwave to dissolve it.    Add the sugar, and stir until the sugar has dissolved too.   Pour in the remainder of the grapefruit juice and stir until the gelatine and sugar is evenly distributed.  When the mixture has cooled down and is about to set, pour a small quantity into a pretty glass bowl, then spoon over some of the pieces of grapefruit.  Repeat. 

If the mixture isn’t really at setting point, the fruit will rise like goldfish at feeding time.   The decision is yours – either go for a two layer jelly, or exercise the virtue of patience and wait until each section sets!