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hours) this quantity makes about 8 lbs marmalade. Do not let the syrup boil
before putting in the peel or it hardens the chips and never let it boil fast. In
making this quantity it was found better to put 1 ½ pints of water instead of two
pints

French Marmalade

Bere Regis Recipe Book

6 Seville oranges, 1 sweet 1 lemon
3 teacupfuls of water to each fruit
(24) 1lb sugar to each fruit (8)

Cut the fruit crossways trim and put
the pips into a little of the water,
slice the fruit very thinly and put it
in a basin put the water to it and
leave it till next day – strain the pips from the water and put the water to the other
– Boil two hours first without sugar counting from the moment it goes on the fire
then add sugar and boil it 1 ½ hours longer. Skim well
The above are proportions as given – it was found to very sweet and the following
proportions and quantities were approved (made in 1921)
11 Seville Oranges
2 ½ Sweet oranges
1 ½ lemons

9 ½ lbs sugar and 12 pints of water
Susan Stone

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