Cranberry Conserve

Gather

Ingredients

• 1 unpeeled, finely chopped orange
• 2 cups water
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 quart cranberries, washed
• ½ cup seedless raisins
• ½ cup chopped nuts

Preserve

Instructions

1. 01

   Wash half-pint jars, keep them hot, and prepare the lids.

2. 02

   Boil the finely chopped unpeeled orange with 2 cups water until the peel softens, about 20 minutes.

3. 03

   Mix in the cranberries, 3 cups sugar, and raisins. Bring up to boiling as the sugar dissolves, then cook rapidly toward 220 degrees F, about 8 minutes.

4. 04

   Stir more often as the conserve thickens. Add the nuts for the final 5 minutes of cooking.

5. 05

   Fill hot half-pint jars with 1/4-inch headspace and apply the lids. At 0–1,000 feet, process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner; increase the time for elevation.
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