Apple Marmalade

Gather

Ingredients

• 8 cups thinly sliced tart apples (about 3 lb)
• 1 orange
• 1½ cups water
• 5 cups sugar
• 2 tbsp bottled lemon juice

Preserve

Instructions

1. 01

   Pre-sterilize half-pint jars and keep them hot. Prepare lids according to the manufacturer’s directions.

2. 02

   Wash, peel, quarter, and core the apples; slice thinly. Quarter the orange, discard seeds, and slice it very thinly.

3. 03

   Heat the water and sugar in a wide preserving pot until the sugar dissolves.

4. 04

   Add lemon juice, apples, and orange. Boil rapidly, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 9°F above the local boiling point of water or thickens.

5. 05

   Take the pan off the heat and remove the foam. Spoon the marmalade into hot, sterile jars, allowing ¼-inch headspace; clean the rims and attach the lids.

6. 06

   In a boiling-water canner, process half-pints for 5 minutes (base time).
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