Kumquat Preserves

Ingredients

• 1 quart kumquats
• 1 pint sugar
• 3 pints water
• ¼ teaspoon fine salt

Method

1. 1 Cut kumquats in half, remove seeds, and cover with cold water. Add salt and bring to a boil.
2. 2 Prepare syrup by boiling 1 pint sugar with 3 pints water.
3. 3 Drain fruit and add to the boiling syrup. Simmer slowly for 1 hour.
4. 4 Remove fruit. Continue simmering syrup until it thickens to desired consistency.
5. 5 Return fruit to syrup. Place kettle in a pot of boiling water and boil until syrup is thick.