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Citron Preserves

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Citron Preserves

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Prepare the citron rind into desired shapes.

  2. Boil the rind in a strong alum-water solution for 30 to 40 minutes.

  3. Remove from alum water and place in clear cold water overnight.

  4. Change the water in the morning and boil the rind until it changes color and becomes soft.

  5. Make a syrup with sugar and pour it over the prepared citron.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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