Garnish & Decoration Recipes > Pumpkin Jam/Jelly
4 1/2 cups sugar
1 orange
2 lemons
1 heaped tablespoon bruised ginger
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Cut the flesh into dice.
- Put the grated rinds and juice of the orange and lemons into a large pan.
- Add the pumpkin, sugar and the ginger tied in a muslin bag and leave overnight.
- Pour off the excess juice.
- Bring to the boil, and simmer for about 1 to 1 1/4 hours (remove ginger after 20 minutes or so) or until the pulp becomes almost transparent and the syrup quickly sets when tested on a cold plate.
- Leave to cool, then put into jars.
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How to make pumpkin jam/jelly:
A good way of using up pumpkin flesh after Halloween!
Ingredients
medium sized pumpkin4 1/2 cups sugar
1 orange
2 lemons
1 heaped tablespoon bruised ginger
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Peel the pumpkin if necessary and remove the seeds from the flesh.- Cut the flesh into dice.
- Put the grated rinds and juice of the orange and lemons into a large pan.
- Add the pumpkin, sugar and the ginger tied in a muslin bag and leave overnight.
- Pour off the excess juice.
- Bring to the boil, and simmer for about 1 to 1 1/4 hours (remove ginger after 20 minutes or so) or until the pulp becomes almost transparent and the syrup quickly sets when tested on a cold plate.
- Leave to cool, then put into jars.
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