Pumpkin Preserves

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 12 cups pumpkin, peeled & diced 1/2-inch
• 6 cups sugar
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced and quartered
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 combine pumpkin & sugar in a large pot and let sit for 30 minutes.
• 2 in a small pot, combine lemon & water. bring to a boil, then lower heat & simmer until tender (10-15 minutes). drain.
• 3 cook pumpkin and sugar over low heat until sugar dissolves (7-10 minutes).
• 4 bring to a boil and continue to boil until the fruit is transparent and syrup is thick (10 minutes).
• 5 remove from heat and stir in the lemon. stir for 5 minutes, skimming foam from surface.
• 6 pour into hot, sterilized jars & seal.