Ingredients
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1 medium orange
1 medium lemon
1 cup water
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups blueberries, washed and drained
5 cups sugar
1 (6 ounce) bottle liquid pectin
Preparation
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Remove peel in quarters from orange and lemon.
Lay quarters flat and remove about half of white part.
With scissors, cut remaining peel into fine shreds.
Put in kettle; add water and soda.
Bring to boil and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
Remove pulp from membrane; add with juice to peel.
Cover; simmer for 15 minutes, adding more water if necessary and blueberries and sugar; bring to boil; simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in liquid pectin.
Stir and skim by turns for 5 minutes.
Pour into hot sterilized jars, and seal.
Makes about six 1/2 pint jars.
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