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Ingredients
- 1500 grams pumpkin
- 1 litre water
- 2 each oranges thinly sliced into semi circles
- 3 each lemons thinly sliced into semi circles
- 100 grams ginger root finely shredded
- 1000 grams granulated sugar replacement
Method
- Peel the pumpkin and remove all the seeds and fibres.
- Grate coarsely, trying to keep the strands as long as possible.
- Put the pumpkin in a preserving pan and add the water, oranges, lemons and ginger.
- Bring to the boil and simmer for about 30 minutes until the citrus peel is tender.
- Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.
- Bring back to the boil and cook over a medium heat for a further 30 minutes, by which stage the mixture should have thickened.
- Remove the pan from the heat and leave the fruit to settle for a few minutes.
- Pour into sterilized jars and seal.
- This recipe has a shelf life of about 2 years.
