Peach Marmalade

Ingredients

• Peaches (as many as you wish to make into marmalade).
• A stove.
• Two pots.
• A wooden Spoon.
• Sugar (at least 12 oz per lb of peaches).
• Lemons (at least one per 3 lb of peaches).
• Small sealable jars.

Directions

1. Slice each peach in half and remove the pits, then weigh the peaches to determine the required quantity of other ingredients.
2. Add 1/4 of the peach pits to enough water to cover them and boil while following the remaining steps until needed.
3. Add the peaches to a pot and heat slowly to draw out peach juice.  Stir the bottom of the pot often with a wooden spoon.
4. After the mixture is hot and contains ample juice, quickly bring the stove to a boil, and continue stirring for 45 minutes.
5. Add sugar (12 oz per lb of fruit).
6. Boil for another five minutes, scaping off scum that develops within the mixture.
7. Add the juice on an entire lemon (one lemon per three lb of fruit) as well as the water which the peach pits were steeping in.
8. Stew the mixture for ten minutes and continue stirring.
9. Remove the mixture from head and once cool add the mixture into small jars.  Seal and cover the jars tightly and store in a cool, dark place.

Source — The Unrivalled Cook-Book and Housekeeper’s Guide
Prepared by Alexander J. Kyle
Louisiana Anthology
April 4, 2024