Apricot Pineapple Marmalade

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 kg fresh apricots (3.25-3.5 lbs.)
• 398 ml can crushed pineapple, drained
• 2 tablespoons finely grated orange zest
• 5 cups sugar, divided use
• 1 box certo, light pectin crystals

Recipe

• 1 rinse apricots, remove stems, cut or break in half and remove pits. finely chop or run apricot halves through a meat grinder using the large holes; there should be about 8 cups. place in a large pot with the pineapple and orange zest.
• 2 mix 1/4 cup sugar with pectin and stir into apricots. bring to a boil over high heat. add remaing 4 3/4 cups sugar. return to a boil and boil for 1 - 5 minutes, depending on how firm you would like the marmalade to be (longer = thicker and stronger flavour).
• 3 remove from heat; stir and skim foam for 5 minutes (important step that removes unsightly foam and also prevents floating fruit in your marmalade). ladle into warm sterilized canning jars leaving 1/4" headspace. cap, seal and process ina water bath for 10 minutes. makes about 8 cups.