Peardise Marmalade Recipes

PEACH MARMALADE

Steps:

• If you don't have a jam/sugar thermometer, place a small dinner plate into the freezer before starting your marmalade, to use for the Cold Plate Test for done-ness (see Note 2 below).
• Peel, pit and slice the peaches. (I like to use a nice, sharp vegetable peeler to peel peaches). Remove the ends from orange and slice across the equator as thinly as you can. Chop the peel and flesh into smaller pieces. (You can chop as finely or as coarsely as you prefer).
• Cut maraschino cherries in half or quarters and place on a paper towel to absorb the juices. Set aside.
• Place the prepared peach slices and chopped orange into a large bowl. Add the lemon juice. Weigh the fruit mixture. Add an equal weight of granulated sugar to the bowl. (So, in my case, my fruit weighed 774g/27oz) so I weighed out that same amount of sugar by weight and added it to the fruit mixture). Stir to combine.
• Place the fruit/sugar mixture in a large, heavy bottom pan (not aluminum) over medium heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. *I like to use a potato masher to break down the peaches a little bit at this point. Raise heat to medium-high and continue cooking until juices start to thicken and jam tests done on a chilled plate *, about 10-15 minutes. *If you like a chunkier marmalade, you don't need to do anything. For a less chunky marmalade, you can use an immersion blender at the end of cooking (before adding vanilla and cherries), to make a smoother marmalade. Be careful with the immersion blender as the liquid is very hot!
• Remove the pan from heat. Stir in vanilla and cherries. Spoon into clean jar or jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Place lid and ring on just fingertip tight and invert jar on tea towel. Allow to stand (inverted) until cooled to room temperature, then immediately refrigerate. (Inverting hot jam will give you a "soft seal" of the canning lid, but is not considered a sufficient seal for room-temperature storage, so the marmalade MUST be stored in the refrigerator unless you take the extra step of properly sealing by the boiling water bath sealing method.
• *If you wish to can the jam, spoon into sterilized jars and process in a water bath. Always refer to a reputable source of canning information for how to sterilize and how long to process in a boiling water bath.

PEACH MARMALADE (NO PECTIN)

Steps:

• PREPARE JARS FOR STORAGE: Run 2-3 jars (depending on size) through the dishwasher or washed in very hot water. You will make about 3 cups of marmalade.
• PEEL AND SLICE PEACHES: For easy peeling, carefully drop peaches into a pot of boiling water. Boil for 60-90 seconds. Drain water and run cold water over peaches in pot. Slip skins off the peaches. Use small paring knife to peel stubborn spots if needed. Cut peaches in half and remove pits. Slice or chop into smaller pieces. Note 1.
• PREPARE ORANGES: Zest an orange and set aside. Peel orange(s) and cut inside flesh into small pieces. Remove large pieces of whitish fibrous layers. You should have about 1 cup.
• PREPARE MIXTURE TO COOK: Place peaches, zest, oranges, sugar and lemon juice in a large pot (mixture should only take up about 1/3 of pot). Squish the mixture with a potato masher or your hands. (I use my hands). It's ok to leave some chunks of peaches.
• COOKING PROCESS: Heat mixture to medium-high heat and bring to a full rolling boil. Lower heat to medium heat (6 on my dial) and boil on a medium rolling boil for 20-30 minutes (depending on how loose or thick you like your marmalade), stirring occasionally to prevent scorching on the bottom. The amount of time will depend on speed of boil and size of pot. (Note 2 - how to tell marmalade is done.) Taste and adjust flavors as needed e.g. add a bit more lemon juice or sugar as you like.
• STORE THE MARMALADE: Pour marmalade fruit mixture into jars. Cool to room temperature, place lids on jars tightly and store in the fridge.

PEACH MARMALADE

Steps:

• Plunge peaches in boiling water for about 1 minute to loosen skin. Peel. Halve the peaches and remove and discard stones. Dice the peaches into small pieces, about ½" in size. Add the chopped orange and lemon along with the orange and lemon zest. Measure the amount of the peach pulp, orange, and lemon. Add an equal amount of sugar. For example, if the total amount of the pulp equals 4 cups, add 4 cups of sugar.
• Place 2-3 freezer-safe saucers in freezer.
• Place pulp and sugar into a medium-sized stockpot. Stir. Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently to prevent scorching. Reduce heat and simmer until mixture thickens and peaches are translucent, stirring occasionally. This could take about an hour, a little more or less*. To test for doneness, place a small amount of marmalade on chilled saucer and swirl saucer around. Let marmalade sit, untouched, for about a minute, then gently push your finger through the marmalade. If the marmalade holds its shape (i.e., does not run back together after the finger has been removed from the marmalade), it is set and ready to bottle. If not, continue to cook mixture, repeating the "chill" test about every 3 minutes or so (always removing the pot from the heat while conducting the chill test) until the marmalade passes the "chill" test. Do not overcook as it will result in a very thick marmalade, dark in color.
• Remove pot from heat and skim off any foam that may still remain on the marmalade. Stir in cherries and Peach Schnapps (or almond flavoring). Using a canning funnel, pour marmalade into sterilized jars, leaving about ¼" headroom in each jar. Wipe the jar rims with a clean cloth. Seal jars with heated lids and fingertip-tightened ring bands. Process in boiling water canner, following canner manufacturer's directions, for 10 minutes. Remove jars from hot water to cooling rack. Listen for the "pop" or "ping" sound as the bottles seal over the next few hours. The lids of properly sealed jars will curve downward. Refrigerate any jars that do not have lids curved downward and use within 1 month.
• Yield: Apx. 5 half-pints
• *Note that it is difficult to give a precise cooking time for the marmalade since various factors, including the pectin level of the fruit and heat level of stove, can vary significantly and may affect cooking and marmalade-setting times. This is why the "chill" test is the recommended method for determining marmalade setting. It is recommended that the first "chill" test be conducted somewhere around the 45-50 minute point in the cooking process. It does not necessarily mean that the marmalade will be done in that timeframe and more than one "chill" test may need to be performed.

PEAR MARMALADE

Steps:

• Wash pears; peel, core and grind.
• Wash oranges and lemons; remove seeds and ends.
• Grind citrus, skins and all.
• Place all the fruit in stainless steel kettle, add sugar and stir well.
• Bring to a boil and cook until clear.
• Pour into sterilized jelly glasses and seal.

QUICK PEAR MARMALADE

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in a pot and cook over a low flame for 30 minutes.

PEARADISE MARMALADE

Steps:

• 1. Peel and core pears. Finely chop or grind fruit. Measure 3 cups into 6 or 8 qt saucepot.
• 2. Removed colored part of peel from orange using vegetable peeler, side aside
• 3. Remove and discard remaining white peel from orange
• 4. Chop fruit, reserving any juice; add to saucepot
• 5. Repeat procedure ( steps 2-4) with lemon; add to saucepot
• 6. Cut reserved orange and lemon peels into thin slivers (chop or grind)
• 7. Add pineapple in juice and maraschino cherries to saucepot; mix thoroughly
• 8. Stir pectin into fruit in large saucepan
• 9. Add margarine
• 10. Place over high heat; bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly (A FULL ROLLING BOIL IS ONE THAT CANNOT BE STIRRED DOWN - VERY IMPORTANT)
• 11. Immediately add ALL sugar; again bringing to a full rolling boil
• 12. BOIL ONE (1) MINUTE
• 13. Remove from heat; skim off foam with metal spoon
• 14. LADLE
• 15. Quickly into hot sterilized jars, filling to within 1/8 inch of tops.
• 16. Wipe jar rim and threads
• 17. Cover with two piece lids. Screw bands tightly
• 18. Invert jars for 5 min then turn upright