Boarding school breakfast

She loved reading books about British boarding schools, and fantasized about attending one. Her granny knew England was a bit too far, but at least the child could have a very English breakfast of tea, toast and orange marmalade.
Orange marmalade

900 gm. oranges
2 large lemons
Approx. 8 cups of water
8 cups sugar

Wash oranges & lemons removing the stem parts but leave fruits whole. Put whole fruits in a large enamel kettle; cover with water. Cover & bring to a boil; simmer until a fork will pierce fruit easily. Remove fruit to cool completely & set aside kettle with liquid. When fruits are cool, cut in half lengthwise & make very thin slices. Deseed & put fruit into the liquid & boil for 10 min. Next the juice has to be strained. Add sugar to fruit, stir until dissolved & continue boiling. Keep stirring so that there is no scorching until juices start to thicken & temp reaches 105*C. Remove from heat & skim off foam. Pour immediately into hot sterilized jars keeping about ½” head space. Place seals on & adjust rings.
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