HOME MADE MARMALADE
We made it at New Year 2010 and its very nice
INGREDIENTS
8 Kgs Oranges ( Thai Sweet Orange )
1 Kgs Navel Oranges
8 Limes
12kgs Sugar
8 litres water
35 lbs of used jam jars with screw lids
Very large pan or jam making pan
Suggest you divide the quantities and make half and half
Or make half the quantity
Cut fruit in half and squeeze out the juice
Save the pips and put in muslin bag or new dish cloth
Cut the fruit in small pieces
Add juice, fruit and bag of pips to the pan with the water
Boil for an hour. Don’t overboil just boiling or simmering.
To reduce by 1/3rd
Take off heat add sugar but squeeze and remove bag of pips
Reheat and stir in sugar
Continue to boil until setting point is reached.
Sterlize jars jn a cool oven after washing in warm water
Boil lids
When marmalade ready fill jars to full and seal with tight lid
Best on homemade bread.
