Grapefruit Marmalade

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    6

    half-pint jars
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Canning for a New Generation by Liana Krissoff

By Liana Krissoff

Published 2010

  • About

Use either white or ruby grapefruit. This makes a big batch, and the segmenting will take some time; consider it a good excuse to call a neighbor over.

Ingredients

  • 6 to 6½ pounds grapefruit (about 9), well scrubbed
  • 2 lemons, well scrubbed
  • 4 cups <

Method

Prepare for water-bath canning: Sterilize the jars and keep them hot in the canning pot, put a small plate in the freezer, and put the flat lids in a heatproof bowl. (details.)

Use a vegetable peeler to cut the zest from 3 of the grapefruits, then stack the slices and cut them crosswise into thin julienne strips; you should have abou