Old Style Farm Marmalade

3 c To 4 c of chopped orange

-rind (took about 7 small -oranges) 10 c Water

8 c Sugar

6 c Chopped oranges (measured

-AFTER food processing) 4 tb Lemon juice

Bring water to a boil, add orange rind that has been chopped. Boil for about 10 minutes. Add the remaining chopped oranges, lemon juice, and sugar. Bring to a boil, and then lower heat to a simmer. Allow to simmer without lid for about 3 hours. Stirring occasionally. After the 3 hours, start to check to see if marmalade will set. ( put small amount on plate, allow to cool a bit, and then push it to see if it will `wrinkle`) Then increase the heat to bring it back up to full boil. Continue boiling until can get it to register abour 220 F on candy thermometer. Shut heat off, ladle into clean, HOT, sterile jars, seal and boiling water bath process them for about 10-20 minutes (10 minutes for pints, 20 minutes for quarts) Allow to cool, tighten down rings, and store. **This turned out GREAT!! 8-} I was a bit worried that it wasn`t going to be very thick, but once it cooled off I was amazed! You can turn the jar sideways and the stuff doesn`t even MOVE!! 8-} I will DEFINETELY keep my eyes open for oranges on sale from now on... 8-} Origin: Adaptation from about 4 different recipes Shared by: Sharon Stevens