On 9/30/2014 3:35 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-09-30 10:40 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
>
>>
>> Can you really bring 1 cup sugar, 1 TBS lemon juice, and 6 cups fresh
>> peaches to a boil? Won't the sugar absorb all the lemon juice and peach
>> moisture before boiling can begin?
>>
> Sure, the mixture will boil. The sugar melts and there is moisture in
> the fruit that will come out. I will assume that you have never made jam
> or jelly. You mix the prepared fruit with a lot of sugar and put the
> heat to it. The sugar melts and the mixture comes to a boil.
>

I have made marmalade (lemon) and it required 4 cups of water and 1 cup
of lemon juice in addition to the peel. The pulp and seeds were also
used in a boilable bag that was removed before the final boiling. The
recipe can be found under "Lemons" my "Cooking with David" Web pages per
my signature below.

I think I used a total of 9 lemons. My dwarf lemon tree (about 4-5 feet
tall) produces more fruit than anyone can use.

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David E. Ross

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