Recipe - Candied Carrot Orange Melange

2 cup Shredded carrots; finely
shreddedraw
1 Orange
2 Lemons
2 cup Sugar; approximately
3 cup Water; approximately

Place orange and lemons in warm water 10 minutes to get maximum juice. Peel
orange and lemons and save peel. Running a knife sideways accross the peel
remove as much of the white pith as possible. Chop finely in blender or
food processor. Squeeze orange and lemons to get Three fourths Cups of juice. (it
took me an extra orange) In a bowl combine juice, carrots, orange, lemon
and peels.Measure this mixture and place in an 8 qt. sauce pan. For each
cup you measured add 1 cup of water and 2/3 cups of sugar. Add to mixture.
Cook over medium heat till almost all liquid is gone. This takes maybe an
hour or so, it will reduce by about 2/3.Fill hot sterilized half pint jars,
leaving One half " head space. Cap jars properly and process in boiling water
bath for 10 minutes. Makes about 3 One half pints

Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by "Jean"
frauline@bigfoot.com on Dec 19, 1997