Preserved Citron - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lbs citron (etrog in Hebrew)
4 lbs sugar
4 cups water
1 piece fresh ginger
4 lemons, juice and rind of

Preparation

Wash citron carefully; cut in halves, remove seeds and cut into eighths.
Sprinkle generously with salt and cover with cold water; allow to stand overnight.
Drain off water, cover with fresh cold water and let stand until the next day.
Drain and skin citron carefully.
Combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
Add citron and cook slowly until citron is tender.
Pack in sterilized jars, fill jars with syrup; cover and process in a boiling water bath for ten minutes.