Categories: conserves, jams, jellies perserves
Ingredients
- 8 oranges
- 2 lemons
- water
- about 7 cups sugar
Directions
- Wash and dry fruit. Remove peel ad slice very thin. Cover peel with water, cook 5 minutes and drain. Repeat twice. Remove seeds and core from pulp and slice thin. Add drained peel.
- Measure and add 3 times as much water. Let stand overnight.
- Cook 40 minutes, weigh and add an equal weight of sugar. Cook rapidly until syrup gives jelly test.
- Pour into clean hot glasses and seal with hot lids and rings.
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makes 12 (6 oz.) glasses
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For a pretty effect, remove some of the white from the peel and cut remaining orange part into shapes such as fish, birds, or butterflies.