Sunny Orange Marmalade - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 oranges (about six pounds)
4 cups water
2 lemons
9 cups sugar

Preparation

Peel oranges and cut rind into thin strips.
Chop pulp, discarding seeds.
Cut lemons into thin slices discarding seeds. Combine orange rind, chopped pulp, lemon slices, and 4 cups water in a large dutch oven.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat, cover, and chill for 8 hours or overnight.
Combine fruit mixture and sugar and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally for 1 1/2 hours or until a candy thermometer registers 215 degrees.
Pack hot marmalade into hot sterilized jars filling to 1/2 inch of the top. Remove air bubbles.
Wipe jar rims.
Cover at once with rings and lids.
These can be processed in boiling water for five minutes, also.