Orange Preserve
Origin: Florence, Italy
Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891
Ingredients
- oranges
- garden lemon
- fine white sugar
- water
- genuine rum
Instructions
- Prick the orange peels all over and soak three days, changing the water twice daily.
- Halve and strip the oranges, discard seeds, weigh them, then set sugar (equal weight) and water (half weight).
- Boil the oranges in the water 10 minutes, add the sliced lemon, then the sugar, stirring to a strong boil.
- Cook to setting point (a blown drop is slow to run), cool to lukewarm, stir in the rum, and pot.