re: jams and jellies

You will have a soft jam if you are making a freezer jam recipe. Cooked jams normally have a firmer texture. Also, any cooked recipe may be frozen if you don't wish to water bath can them.

As for recipes, you can always use the apple jelly recipe and add flavorings to it. Apple mint would be nice.

Kraft foods, who makes the Sure Jell and Certo has a nice site with many recipes.

For mint jelly, you can also take fresh mint leaves and make an infusion, like a strong tea, and use it, too.