Pumpkin Chip Preserves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sliced pumpkin
2 c. sugar
1 lemon
1 stick cinnamon
1 tsp. whole cloves
1 c. water

Preparation

Cut slices from a fine high colored pumpkin.
Peel and cut slices into thin chips.
Of the pumpkin, take 2 cups and put into a large pan, laying 2 cups of sugar over this.
Add 1 lemon (sliced thin) and let set all night.
Early in the morning, put all of it into a preserving pan.
Add the stick of cinnamon, cloves and water.
Boil all together until the chips are clear and the syrup ???.
Boil for 1/2 hour or 45 minutes.
Seal in sterilized jars. Makes 2 half-pints.