Strawberry-Lemon Marmalade
1/2 med lemon 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 2 quarts strawberries 1 package powdered pectin 6 cups sugar Squeeze lemon half, reserving 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Remove pulp and white membrane from lemon peel. Thinly slice peel. Combine peel and baking soda in a small saucepot. Add just enough water to cover peel; simmer 5 minutes. remove from heat; drain peel; set aside. Slice strawberries; measure 4 1/2 cups prepared strawberries. Combine strawberries, lemon juice, lemon peel and pectin in a large saucepot. Bring slowly to a boil. Add sugar, stirring until dissolved. Bring to a rolling boil. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Ladle hot marmalade into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Adjust two- piece caps. process 10 minutes in a boiling water canner. Yield: about 8 half-pints. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
