Blushing Grapefruit Marmalade

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 -3 texas ruby red grapefruit juice or 1 -3 rio star grapefruit
• 1 lemon
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 cups sugar (2-1/4 pounds)
• 3 ounces bottles liquid fruit pectin

Recipe

• 1 remove skins in quarters from grapefruit and lemon.
• 2 set fruit aside.
• 3 lay quarters flat; shave off and discard almost all part.
• 4 slice rind very thin (or just use zester).
• 5 combine rind, water and baking soda in large saucepan.
• 6 bring to a boil and simmer, covered, 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 7 chop peeled grapefruit and lemon; discard seeds.
• 8 add fruit to cooked rind and continue simmering 10 minutes.
• 9 measure 3 cups fruit mixture into large saucepan.
• 10 add sugar to fruit in pan; mix well.
• 11 place over high heat; bring to a full, rolling boil, stirring constantly.
• 12 boil hard 1 minute.
• 13 remove from heat and stir in pectin at once.
• 14 skim off any foam.
• 15 stir and skim 7 minutes.
• 16 ladle into hot sterile jars and seal.