Pear marmalade
Pear marmalade recipe in the canning category
Recipe ingredients:
- 4 cups chopped, cored, peeled pears, about 5 medium
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced orange peel, about 1 medium
- 1/2 cup chopped orange pulp, about 1 medium
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced lemon, about 1 medium
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 8 sticks cinnamon
- 1 1/4 teaspoons whole cloves
- 1 package fruit pectin
- 5 cups granulated sugar
Recipe method:
- Prepare home canning jars and lids according to manufacturer instructions.
- Combine pears, orange peel, orange pulp, lemon, water and lemon juice in a large saucepot.
- Tie whole spices in a spice bag and add to mixture.
- Cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in pectin. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently.
- Add sugar, stirring until dissolved.
- Return to a rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat. Remove spice bag. Skim foam if necessary.
- Ladle hot marmalade into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
- Wipe jar rim clean. Screw band down evenly and firmly just until a point of resistance is met.
- Process 10 minutes in a boiling water canner.
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