Orange Apple Sauce Marmalade

Ingredients

• 12 oranges
• 5 pints cold water
• 4 lemons
• 5 cups apple sauce
• Sugar (3/4 cup per cup of fruit mixture)

Method

1. 1 Cut oranges in half, slice thinly, and remove seeds. Place in a preserving kettle with 5 pints of cold water. Let stand for 12 hours.
2. 2 Bring to a boil and cook until fruit is tender. Add juice of 4 lemons and 5 cups apple sauce. Bring to a boil again and measure the total volume.
3. 3 Add 3/4 cup sugar for every cup of the fruit mixture. Return to the kettle and bring to a boil.
4. 4 Cook until the mixture forms a thick jam or reaches 223°F on a candy thermometer.