Marmalade - Family de Freitas

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Marmalade (Delma Gomes)
4 peeled oranges
4 peeled lemons

4 orange peels sliced thin
4 lemon peels sliced thin
  1. Cover the mixed sliced peels with cold water and boil until tender, adding more water as it boils away. Change the water frequently if the bitter taste is objectionable.
  2. Cut the fruit pulp into slices, remove seeds and combine with the parboiled peels.
  3. To each pressed measure of the mix, in a pot add twice the measured quantity of water together with 1/8th tsp salt and the measured mix. Continue with the next measure.
  4. Boil rapidly for 25 minutes and then weigh.
  5. Add an equal weight of sugar and boil for a further 15 minutes or until jelly stage is reached.
  6. Allow to cool slightly, stir, and then pour into hot, sterilised jars.
  7. Seal and allow to cool.
Marmalade (Delma Gomes)
4 oranges
Sugar

4 lemons (no blemishes)
Sterile jars with covers.
Salt
  1. Wash the fruit and remove the peel, and slice it very thin.
  2. Cover the sliced peel with cold water in a pan and boil until tender, adding more water as it boils away. If the bitter flavour is objectionable, change the water frequently.
  3. Cut the fruit pulp into slices and remove any seeds and rag. Combine with the parboiled peel.
  4. To each pressed measure of this mixture, add twice the quantity of water and 1/8 tsp of salt.
  5. Boil rapidly for 25 minutes.
  6. Weigh or measure the mixture and add an equal weight or measure of sugar.
  7. Boil for 15 minutes or until the jelly stage is reached.
  8. Allow to cool for a few minutes, stir, and then pour into hot sterilised jars, and seal.

Orange Marmalade - One Orange (Maria Teresa Faria de Freitas)


  1. Cut 1 orange lengthwise into 4 quarters.
  2. Chop rind as thin as possible.
  3. Soak overnight in 1 pint of water.
  4. Next day, add another ½ pint of water and boil until very tender.
  5. If, after boiling down to 1 pint, you find the orange still tough, add more water and boil down until tender to 1 pint of water.
  6. Add ¾ lb sugar (Colony White) to the mixture and ½ a lime to each orange and bring back to boiling point.



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