Peach And Orange Marmalade

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 oranges
• 1 lemon
• water (see recipe)
• 6 peaches
• sugar (see recipe)

Recipe

• 1 halve the citrus, squeeze juice into a quart jar; tie seeds into a cheesecloth bag or tea filter.
• 2 finely shred the orange and lemon peel, put into another bowl; add the seed bag.
• 3 add enough water to the orange-lemon juice to fill quart to the neck of the jar; pour this over the peel.
• 4 leave orange-lemon peels & liquid sit overnight.
• 5 next day, pour peels & liquid into a sauce-pan, simmer for one hour (peel will be very tender).
• 6 halve the peaches, discard pits; chop into small coarse chunks; add to sauce-pan and simmer for 10-15 minutes (peaches should be soft).
• 7 measure liquid pulp, and for every 2 cups of pulp, add 2 cups of sugar.
• 8 return pulp to sauce-pan, bring to a boil; stir in sugar; when dissolved, boil again briskly to 200*f (sea level).
• 9 remove pan from heat, skim foam; spoon marmalade into hot jars; seal with two-part lids; process in a boiling-water bath for 15 minutes (for sea level).
• 10 label, store jars in cool-dark place.