from An Orange from Portugal & Best of Bridge: Holiday Classics
A friend once left this on my doorstep Christmas eve (it was a warm night!) and I’ve made it ever since. Why not make a batch for your friends?
Ingredients
3 medium oranges
2 lemons
1 ½ cups (375 mL) cold water
1 bottle (6 oz/170 mL) preserved ginger
6 cups (15 L) granulated sugar
1 bottle (6 oz/170 mL) maraschino cherries, drained and chopped (add extra green cherries as well – colorful!)
1 pouch liquid pectin
Directions
Wash oranges and lemons. Slice paper thin. Discard seeds. Put into large kettle. Add water and bring to a boil. Turn down heat, cover and simmer about 30 minutes, until rinds are tender and transparent. Stir occasionally.
Drain ginger, saving syrup. Chop ginger finely. Add sugar, chopped ginger, ginger syrup and cherries to orange-lemon mixture.
Turn heat to high and bring to a full, rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil hard for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in pectin. Continue stirring and skimming for 5 minutes.
Ladle into hot sterilized jars, leaving ¼ inch (0.5 cm) headspace. Wipe rims and seal with two-piece canning lids. Process in a boiling water canner for 5 minutes. Check seals and refrigerate any jars that are not sealed.
Makes about ten 8 oz (250 mL) jars.
Nada’s Tips & Tricks: Add the colourful cherries as it makes the presentation more festive. You can also add cranberries for that pop of red.
Courtesy of Best of Bridge Holiday Classics © 2014 www.robertrose.ca Reprinted with permission. Available where books are sold. Text copyright © 2014 The Best of Bridge Publishing Ltd. and Robert Rose Inc. Photographs copyright © 2014 Robert Rose Inc. https://robertrose.ca/catalogue/best-of-bridge-holiday-classics/
