ORANGE MARMALADE

ORANGE MARMALADE

Ingredients:

2 kg sweet oranges
1 cup of sugar for every cup of juice and plup
1 tsp of lemon juice
2 tsp of gelatine
3 cups of water

Method:
Clean the oranges well.
Using a potato peeler thinly peel of the outer skin.
See that there is no white skin, for it will be bitter
Cut the peel into fine strips.

Squeeze out the orange juice with the pulp.
In a small muslin bag put all the seeds ,and the
middle membrances that have been scooped out,
tie thightly and put onto the pan ( For Pectin)

Now in a pan add the sugar, juice with pulp, sliced skins,
muslin bag, lemon juice, water and gelatine.
You can add a drop of orange colour if you like.

Boil for about 20 minutes, then remove the muslin bag.
You can squeeze the bag to bring out the pectin.
Now boil again until setting point is reached.

Now slow the flame, pour a small amount of boiling jam on a cold plate.
Put it in the freezing compartment of the fridge for few minutes.
If the jam gels, its thick enough.
Cool and store it in glass jars.