Jam recipes
Orange Marmalade
4 oranges
2 lemons
5 1/2 Cups sugar
1 Box Sure-Jell Pectin
Makes about 6 cups

Completely remove the colored part of peel from oranges and lemons. Chop and set aside. A vegetable peeler is good for this. Peel and discard the white part of peel from the fruit. Chop fruit, saving juice and set aside.

Place peels, 2-1/2 cups water and 1/8 teaspoon baking soda in saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occassionally. Add fruit and juice and simmer 10 minutes. Measure 4 cups of cooked fruit and juice mixture and place in a kettle.

Add 1 box of Sure Jell pectin. Stir thoroughly. Heat until rolling boil. Add sugar all at once and stir well. While stirring, heat to a rolling boil. Boil for 2 minutes. Take off heat. let sit just a minute. Pour into jars and seal. BWB for 10 minutes. Sometimes this can take several days to a couple weeks to set up.


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