Homemade Orange/Grapefruit Jam

This is a successful experiment I have done just few days ago. I like orange jam, and I wanted to make a real, natural jam, and I did it. The amount of pectin is according to Croatian standard package. I don’t know how are your standards in countries you live, so it is up to you.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 20
• Yields: 6 300 g bottles

Ingredients

• 3  kg oranges
• 1500  g grapefruits
• 500  g sugar (white)
• 50  g  pectin

Directions

1. If you want to have thin orange zest you have to soak zest from one orange 5 days changing water every 12 hours. After 5 days, cut the zest into thin slices.
2. Squeeze out juice from orange and grapefruit. It should be aboput 2 liters of juice.
3. Put orange zest, sugar and juice into pot and start to cook. After boils, cook on moderate fire about 15 minutes. In the meantime put glass-bottles into oven on 100°C
4. After 15 minutes, add pectin in amount necessary for making jelly. Stir well 1-2 minutes making sure all pectin is dissolved.
5. Than start to fill in the glass- bottles. Leave 1 inch space between jam and cover. Leave to cool it slowly.