Mint Marmalade Recipe

Directions:

1. Cut the apples in thick slices, but do not peel them or remove the core. Place the apples, the water, the lemon juice and the mint leaves in a large saucepan. Let them come to a boil and simmer, with the saucepan open, for approximately 10 minutes.
2. Mash the apples with a wooden spoon and boil them for another 15 minutes or until they become a pulp.
3. Strain the mixture through a cheese cloth in a bowl and let it sit overnight. Measure the juice and put it back into the saucepan.
4. Add 1 cup of warmed up sugar for every cup of juice and stir over the fire until the sugar has dissolved.
5. Boil until it sets. Add a few drops of color into the mixture, until it has the desired coloring.
6. Take the saucepan off the heat and let it sit for 2 minutes.
7. Empty the mixture into warm, sterilized jars.
8. When they have cooled off, seal them and place labels with the date of preparation.