Thursday, July 19, 2012

Mermelada de Fresa./ Strawberry marmalade.

Aqui esta la receta que use para la mermelada de fresas
Here is the recipe for the strawberry  marmalade.

Strawberry marmalade (taken from Taste of Home canning: and preserving magazine 2012)

This recipe make ordinary orange marmalade into something really special! Sometimes I make it using strawberries that I've frozen. I just thaw them into the refrigerator overnight.
Mrs. Craig Presbey
Pascoag, Rodhe Island

2 medium oranges
2 medium lemons
1/2 cup water
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 quart ripe strawberries, crushed
7 cups sugar
1 pouch liquid fruit pectin (half of a 6-ounce package)

Peel outer layer of oranges and lemons; set aside. Remove the white membrane from fruit and discard. Set the fruit aside. Chop peels; place in a large saucepan. Add water and baking soda; cover and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, section oranges and lemons, reserving juice.Add fruit and juice to saucepan; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add strawberries. Measure fruit; return 4 cups to the saucepan . (If you have more than 4 cups, discard any extra; if less, add water to equal 4 cups.) Add sugar and mix well. Boil uncovered, for 5 minutes.

Remove from the heat; stir in pectin. Stir for 5 minutes to cool; skim foam.

Carefully ladle into hot half-pint jars or freezer containers, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water  canneror store in the freezer. Serve with toast or biscuits.

Yield: about 10 half-pints.

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