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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Orange Marmalade: Part 2

 So just in case you missed part one of this FANTASTIC orange marmalade tutorial feel free to go to Orange Marmalade:Part 1.

 So we have now practiced patience and waited 22 hours before continuing to make our item at hand. Yes I know the recipe only calls for 12-18 hours of waiting but hey, some of us have to work and cannot always follow the rules. Now what we want to do is quick boil the mixture of orange pulp, peel, lemon and water until the peels are tender. You can tell when they are tender by mushing them with the spoon you are using to  mix with.

 Now it is time to dirty yet ANOTHER pot and add equal amounts of sugar to your citrus mixture. I had 8 cups of mixture so I added 8 cups of sugar! Simple math makes me happy!
Measuring a cup at a time into my 8qt stockpot
Add equal amounts of sugar or whatever sweetener you choose
 Next, over high heat bring the sugar-citrus mixture to a boil and stir constantly. Cook until it is almost at a gelling point(if you want put some spoons in the freezer and once they are cold check for a gel by letting some marmalade cool on the spoon and seeing how solid it gets after a minute). Once you reach that point remove the mixture from the heat and start jarring it up!

Lids and rings softening
Jars sterilized
CAUTION: JARS AND MARMALADE EXTREMELY HOT
Now if you are going to process the jars to preserve all your hard-work go ahead and add the lids and bands for mason jars or gaskets and clamps to Weck jars. Put the jar back into the boiling hot water bath and let boil for 10-12 minutes. Remove, let cool then check to make sure all your jars have sealed!

My finished product! Ain't it pretty?!
Do you see the tongue?! The jar sealed right.

Jars processing in hot water bath
After ALL this I only had one jar not seal because the rubber gasket ripped. With the Weck jars you will know if they sealed properly by the little pink tongue pointing down. I came out with a total of:5 4oz jars, 3 8oz jars and 3 12.5oz jars...that is a lot of marmalade.

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