Subj : Nat'l Grapefruit Month 1
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From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Feb 04 2023 05:56:00

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      Title: Grapefruit Marmalade
 Categories: Five, Fruit, Condiments
      Yield: 4 Pints
 
      2 lg Grapefruit
      4    Lemons
           Sugar
           Water
 
  Choose fruit that is just fully ripe, for that is the
  time when the greatest amount of soluble pectin is
  present.
  
  Small, dried-up grapefruit will not make good marmalade,
  nor will *over-ripe* fruit.
  
  If cutting peel by hand, use a *very sharp knife,* if
  possible a stainless one, and resharpen frequently. Wash
  and dry fruit, cut in quarters and remove pips. Put these
  in a small basin and pour over 1/2 pint cold water.
  
  Remove pulp, cut in small pieces and shred rind finely.
  
  Weigh empty preserving pan.
  
  Weigh pulp and rind, put it into a large bowl and pour
  over 2 pints cold water to every pound and leave till
  the following day. Then turn into a greased preserving
  pan, add the strained water from the pips and the pips
  tied in a muslin bag and boil gently till the peel is
  quite tender - about 1 1/2 hours. [I take this to mean
  that the seeds should be put in a muslin bag.]
  
  Remove pips, squeezing the bag well. Weigh pan and
  contents and deduct weight of empty pan to obtain weight
  of pulp. Add 1 1/2 lb. sugar to every pound [of weight
  of the fruit-and-pulp mixture].
  
  Prepare and cut up fruit as above, but discard the center
  pith and pips of the grapefruit. Put the pips from the
  lemons in a small basin with 1/4 pint cold water.
  
  Put the cut-up fruit in a bowl and pour on 2 pints cold
  water to every pound. Leave till the following day.
  
  Turn into preserving pan, strain in water from the pips,
  and add the pips tied in a muslin bag. Boil gently till
  the peel is very soft - at least 1 1/2 hours. Remove bag
  of pips, squeezing thoroughly, and weigh contents of pan;
  add 1 1/2 lb sugar to every pound, stir till sugar has
  melted, then boil quickly till it sets when tested.
  
  MM Format by Dave Drum - 16 December 2008
  
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