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Marmalade: Blueberry Marmalade

Source of Recipe

Adelyn Whiting


List of Ingredients

1 medium orange
1 medium lemon
3/4 cup water
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
4 cups fresh blueberries, crushed
5 cups sugar
6 ounces liquid fruit pectin


Recipe

Peel orange and lemon: finely chop rind and place in a Dutch oven. Chop orange and lemon pulp, set aside. Add 3/4 cup water and baking soda to rind; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes; stirring occcasionally. Add chopped orange and lemon pulp, blueberries and suga; return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool 5 minutes. Add pectin; return to a boil. Boil, stirring constantly, 1 minute; remove from heat, and skim off foam with a metal spoon. Pour into hot strilized jars filling to 1/4 inch from the top. Wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids and screw on bands. Process in boiling water bath 10 minutes. Yield 6 half pints.