Greek Orange Spoon Sweet (Gliko Koutaliou Portokali) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 large seedless oranges, preferably with a thick skin
sugar, the same weight as the oranges after they have been boiled

Preparation

Wash the oranges and thinly slice off the top and bottom.
Put them in a pan with enough water to cover them and boil for 1 hour.
Let them cool and then weigh them. Weigh out as much sugar.
Cut in half horizontally and then cut the halves in half vertically.
Cut the quarters into thin slices - 1/2\" approximately.
Empty the water from the pan and put the oranges in the pan.
Add the sugar.
Bring to a boil and simmer until it becomes a syrup - not too thick. This should be about 30 minutes.
Put the hot sweet into hot sterilized jars and keep on counter until cooled. Store in refrigerator.