Orange Marmalade - CLASSICS OF THE AMERICAN FAMILIES IN 1913
The Classic Grand Americana recipe of 1913. The popular Orange Marmalade was recommended to all the families of the United States of America in 1913. The original recipe of Marion Harris Neil.
Orange Marmalade
For this Orange Marmalade you will need
2 Green Citrons
A Piece of Alum the Size of a Hazelnut
2 Large Lemons
1/4 Ounce of Ginger Root
6 Large Oranges
Lump Sugar
1/2 Cupful of Water
Slice the citrons in round three inches thick. Peel off the rinds and extract the seeds. Put the alum the into a small pan of water. Dip the slices of citron into this water and take them out at once. Place the rinds of lemons into refrigerator until morning, then cut them into thin pieces with a slaw cutter. Measure equal quantities of fruit and lump sugar. Dissolve the sugar in the water, then put in the fruit, and when it has boiled on a slow fire for three quarters of an hour, add to this the lemons, sliced in thin rounds and cooked soft in a very little water. Now, add to this the bleached ginger root, broken into small pieces. After boiling i for twenty minutes or longer, add the grated rinds of two oranges, and the pulp of four oranges. Boil until the syrup jellies when tested in cold water. Divide into jars, and cover with melted paraffin.