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PRESERVED  CITRON
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PRESERVED CITRON

5 ingredients 3 steps internet_archive
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

14
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Fat
4g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • one pound of citron
  • one half inch cubes
  • two fresh lemons
  • three lemons
  • ginger

Directions

1

Pare and cut citron into one half inch cubes, picking out all seed.1-. To one pound of citron, two fresh lemons, and sugar equal to weight of lemons and citron. Boil the citron in clear water until very tender, skim out, and to same water add sugar, then boil till thick syrup. Cut the lemons in halves and boil in a very little water twenty minutes, then squeeze and strain the juice and water. Add the citron to the syrup and only let boil fifteen minutes ; also add the lemon- water ten minutes before taking off. The citron toughens if cooked longer.

2

Mrs. J. J. G. APPLE JAM.

3

Weigh equal quantities of brown sugar and sour apples, pare, core, and chop fine. Make a good clear syrup of the sugar, add the apples, the juice and grated rind of three lemons and a few pieces of white ginger. Boil until the apples are clear and yellow. This resembles foreign sweetmeats. Miss C. M.

By Towanda, Pa. Christ church. Young ladies society. [from old catalog] · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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