Pumpkin preserves

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4poundsPumpkin (prepared)
3Lemons
4poundsSugar
½teaspoonSalt
1tablespoonMixed spices *

Directions

Wash pumpkin. Remove peel and seed. Cut pumpkin as wanted. Weigh and mix with sugar. let stand 12 to 18 hours in a cool place. Add thinly sliced lemons, salt and mixed spices (tied in bag). Boil until pumpkin is clear and sirup thick. Pour, boiling hot, into hot Ball jars; seal at once.

NOTE: Use ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, etc to flavor this your way.

From the; Ball Blue Book - Home canning and freezing recipes and methods Published in 1956 by Ball Brothers Co. INC. Muncie, Indiana