Oranges are in season right now and staying inside on a cold, rainy day to make marmalade is a great way to pass the time. Your whole house will smell wonderful!
To make marmalade follow these steps:
- Peel off the skin by scoring the orange with a knife so you can carefully remove it in sections.
- Cut the peeled juicy oranges into 4 pieces.
- Scrape the white pith off the inside of the peel so you are left with the orange part. Put the pith into a cheesecloth or net bag. This pith has pectin in it that will help with the gelling process.
- Take a sharp knife and slice the scraped peel into 1/4 inch wide strips.
- Put the peeled oranges, bagged pith and sliced peels into a pot and just cover with water. Let sit for 12 hours.
- Take out the bag of pith and measure how much orange and peel mixture you have. Add one cup of sugar for each cup of liquid.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens. To test if it’s done you can put a small amount of the liquid on a cold plate. If it holds together it’s ready.
- Put in sterilized jars. Water bath can for 10 minutes.
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