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2lbs Seville oranges
4 pints water
4 lbs granulated sugar
1 lemon
8 jars

Put the water into a large pan, and turn on the heat.听

Cut the oranges and lemon in half and squeeze the juice out of them.听

Add juice to pan and put pips and pith into a square of muslin that's been placed on a plate.听 Tie up the muslin and suspend on inside of pan, securing the ends to the pan handle.听听

Cut the orange and lemon peel into large slices and place into the food processor to reduce to small bits.听

Add this chopped up pieces of tiny rind to the pan of water.听 Bring it up to simmering point and then simmer gently for 1 hour till pulp is completely soft.听 This may take longer depending on how large you like your rind.

Pop a couple of saucers into the freezer.听

Remove the bag of pips and pith and place in a cold area to cool.听 Pour in sugar and make sure it dissolves before you bring the liquid to a boil.听

Once the bag of pips has cooled, using your hands, squeeze the bag over the plate. You will see thick oozy fluid squeeze through the material.听

Get as much as you can out of the bag, this is important to help your marmalade set.听听 whisk or stir in.

Bring the pan to the boil and once it reaches a very fast boil, set the timer for 15 minutes.听 Remove from heat and add a small tsp of marmalade onto one of the saucers.听 put in the fridge and leave for ten minutes.听

After this time, take your saucer and push the marmalade with your finger to do a crinkle test.听 if it does crinkle, your marmalade is set, if not, then place back on the boil for a further 7-10 minutes.听

When ready, remove the pan from the heat and leave for 15 minutes to cool down.听 In the meantime your clean jars should be placed in a moderate oven for 5 minutes.听 Remove from oven and fill your jars to the top.听

Seal whilst hot and label when cold.听

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