Here is another of the recipes I finished on Mother's Day. This is a quick easy project to put together and the bonus is no sugar added!
Grapefruit & Orange Sections in water
6 grapefruits
2 sweet oranges
2 cups boiling water
Peel and segment removing as much of the white part or pith as possible from the grapefruit and oranges. Sterilize two pint jars and layer the grapefruit and oranges till you reach 1" headspace. Fill the jars with the boiling water, remove air bubbles, and continue to fill the jars until there is 1/2" headspace. Add sterilized lids and rings and process in a water bath at a full boil for 15 minutes.
You can also make these with a light syrup by mixing 2 cups water and 1 cup sugar, bring to boil and pour over fruit.
8 comments:
SB, you keep taunting me! I have grapefruit and oranges in the garden. Might have to do that, not sure. I would actually like to do blood oranges!
I don't mean to taunt you! There are a few variaties of blood oranges that are super sweet and would be perfect for this recipe. Please post your pic!
Could I use all oranges, do you think, or would that alter the acid level too much?
All oranges is ok with water. Just be diligent to get all the pith. It will leave the end product bitter. The grapefruit seems to offset that. I have seen people do more orange and throw in a few slices of grapefruit. If you decide to do it please send me a pic.
can you do fresh pineapples this way?
Yes you can do Pineapples this way as well. Just in water! Again if any of you can these up please send me a picture for the site. I would love it!
How did they come out? I'm thinking about putting up some grapefruit from my tree. When I freeze grapefruit, I have found an easy way to remove pith. First. I cut off top and bottom of peel so that it sets nicely on the cutting board. Then I cut off the outer peel, cutting downward in strips and remove even the membrane. Then I slice to remove segments from the membrane, section by section. Sprinkle w/ sugar and top with the juice made in the process.... and it's ready to freeze. I try to use 1 cup freezer containers for individual frozen treats. Partially thaw and enjoy.
Would this work with Pineapple????
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