Napa Goat Ranch Whole Fruit Lemon & Orange Marmalade

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 lbs meyer lemons
• 2 lbs oranges (get the sweetest ones you can)
• 3 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar (add to taste at the end)

Recipe

• 1 have on hand 9 half-pint jars and sealing lids- sterilized according to the manufacturers instructions.
• 2 cut the fruits in half and squeeze the juice out of them (save the orange and the lemon juices separately).
• 3 chop the remaining citrus sections (yes- peel and all) in a food processor in small batches as you want the pieces to be fairly small (ideally about 1/4 inch but the sizes will vary, that is great).
• 4 place the chopped citrus into a large pot and cover with cold water. bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until the citrus mix is tender to the bite, about 10 minutes. drain and rinse the fruit, clean out the pot as well.
• 5 put the citrus mixture back into the pot with 1 1/2 cups water and bring to the mix to a boil.
• 6 stir in the 3 1/2 cups sugar. adjust the heat to maintain a slow simmer. cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thick and creamy and the fruit is tender to the bite. this will take about 1 hour.
• 7 taste and add up to 1 1/2 cups additional sugar to taste, add the 1/2 cup of orange juice and stir until well mixed.
• 8 pack into the jars and process according to the jar manufacturers instructions- mine takes about 10 minutes once the water bath has returned to a boil.