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Lemon Shred Marmalade Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

5 Lemons

1 Grapefruit

12 c Water

8 c Sugar (4 pounds)

Makes about 10 half-pints. Wash and peel the lemons thinly; remove the white pith and seeds and discard them. Cut the peel into fine shreds; reserve the pulp. Simmer the peel with 2 cups of the water in a covered preserving kettle for about 1 hour, or until tender. Drain the liquid from the lemon shreds and set both aside. Wash the grapefruit and cut it and the lemon pulp into small pieces; cover with the remaining 10 cups of water and simmer gently in a covered preserving kettle for 1 1/2 hours, or until the fruit is tender. Add the liquid from the lemon shreds to the kettle and bring just to a boil. Remove from heat and strain mixture through a jelly bag. Measure the juice into the preserving kettle and add 1 cup of sugar for each cup of juice. Add the reserved lemon shreds and over high heat, boil hard for about 15 minutes until a jelly thermometer read

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<h1>Lemon Shred Marmalade</h1>
    <b>Ingredients And Procedures</b><p>
        <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><P>5 Lemons <P>1 Grapefruit <P>12 c Water <P>8 c Sugar (4 pounds) <P>Makes about 10 half-pints. Wash and peel the lemons thinly; remove the white pith and seeds and discard them. Cut the peel into fine shreds; reserve the pulp. Simmer the peel with 2 cups of the water in a covered preserving kettle for about 1 hour, or until tender. Drain the liquid from the lemon shreds and set both aside. Wash the grapefruit and cut it and the lemon pulp into small pieces; cover with the remaining 10 cups of water and simmer gently in a covered preserving kettle for 1 1/2 hours, or until the fruit is tender. Add the liquid from the lemon shreds to the kettle and bring just to a boil. Remove from heat and strain mixture through a jelly bag. Measure the juice into the preserving kettle and add 1 cup of sugar for each cup of juice. Add the reserved lemon shreds and over high heat, boil hard for about 15 minutes until a jelly thermometer read <BR><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <p>
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