ginger marmalade
Ginger Marmalade Yield: about 10 pounds marmalade 2 pounds bitter oranges 2 lemons 1 ounce root ginger 140 fluid ounces water 8 ounces preserved ginger, chopped 7 pounds granulated...
Ingredients
- 2poundbitter oranges
- 2lemons
- 1ounceroot ginger
- 140fluid ounces water
- 8ouncepreserved ginger, chopped
- 7poundgranulated sugar
Directions
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Ginger Marmalade Yield: about 10 pounds marmalade 2 pounds bitter oranges 2 lemons 1 ounce root ginger 140 fluid ounces water 8 ounces prese
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Squeeze out the juice and seeds
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Strain the juice into a bowl and tie the pulp, seeds and root ginger together in a piece of muslin or doubled/tripled cheesecloth
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Shred peel to the desired thickness and put peel and juice in a pan with the water and the bag of pulp and seeds
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Simmer gently for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until the peel is quite soft
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Remove the bag of pulp (squeeze over the pan as you do) and add the preserved ginger
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Measure liquid, add sugar and stir over low heat until dissolved
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Boil rapidly to setting point: then can as usual.