A little sweet, a little spicy: Peggy Rose's Jellies began in Johnston County

THE HOPE IS IT WILL EASE UP A

LOT OF THOSE CALLS.

WE WILL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT IT

WHEN WE SEE YOU ONE NIGHTLY

NEWS.

>> THANK YOU LESTER.

>>> THE DNC FESTIVAL STARTS

FRIDAY AND LAST ALL WEEKEND,

FEATURING PRODUCT MADE RIGHT

HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA.

>> THIS WEEK TAR HEEL TRAVELERS

IS FEATURING SOME OF THOSE DOWN-

HOME ITEMS.

TONIGHT WE FOUND SCOTT MASON IN

WAKE FOREST, HOME OF PEGGY

ROSES JELLY.

>> I ENJOY GOING TO THE STORES

WHEN I WALK IN, THEY SAY, WE

ARE SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.

>> HELLO PEGGY.

>> Reporter: HELLO PEGGY ROSES

SWEET PEPPER JELLY.

>> THAT WAS YOUR FIRST ONE.

PEGGY ROSES HOT PEPPER JELLY.

RAN VERY PEPPY PEPPER, AND

CHAMPAGNE MUSTARD.

PEGGY LIVES IN WAKE FOREST.

>> WHO'S THAT?

THAT'S OLD PEGGY ROSE.

>> Reporter: SHE GREW UP ON A

FARM IN JOHNSTON COUNTY.

WHATEVER YOU HAVE YOU LEARNED

TO PUT IT UP AT SOME.

>> SHE LEARNED TO USE THE CANON

JAR.

MRS. MS. FIELD 1962.

WE'LL HAVE A TEACHER IN RALEIGH.

>> JELLIES IN THE TEACHERS

LOUNGE.

THAT WAS IN THE MID-70s.

BECAUSE SHE KEPT SELLING THE

JELLY, AND MAKING THE JELLY.

>> 35 YEARS I MADE IT IN MY

KITCHEN.

>> SHE FINALLY PUT HER NAME ON

THE LABEL.

IN 2009, CREATING PEGGY ROSES

JELLY.

THEN, SHE BEGAN CARRYING HER

JELLIES TO GIFT SHOPS AND

GOURMET STORES.

>> WE WALKED IN AND WE SAID WE

UNDERSTAND YOU WANT LOCAL

PRODUCTS, HERE IT IS.

>> THE RIBBON SHE'S ONE, THE

ACCOLADES SHE'S LEARNED.

>> YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER TO HAVE

CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF, HER

JELLIES HAVE GONE ON, TO SHOW

IN STORES IN SEVEN STATES.

SOUTHERN COOKIE MAKES YOU GOOD-

LOOKING.

>> A JELLIES GOOD?

>> OH YEAH.

OF COURSE THEY ARE.

>>> LOOKING GOOD.

MY MOUTH IS WATERING.

YOU CAN FIND ALL KINDS OF

CAROLINA FOODS THIS FRIDAY

THROUGH SUNDAY AT THE NC

FESTIVAL AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.

GREAT STUFF THERE.