Mango Orange Marmalade

Directions

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   ["Stack the strips of orange peel on top of one another, and holding them firmly in place, take a chef's knife and slice them into julienne strips (slivers).", "Place the slivered peel in a little saucepan with 1 cup water and 1/8th teaspoon of baking soda.", "Bring to the boil and set a timer to 20 minutes; meanwhile,", "Carefully cut the pith and remaining peel off the orange and quarter the flesh, again removing the pith from the center, slicing the flesh into very small pieces.", "Put them into a 4 cup measuring cup.", "You are looking to have 3 cups of fruit, including slivered peel;", "Peel the ripe mangos.", "A vegetable peeler works well if you go s l o w l y.", "Slide knife down the flat side of the pit and remove the flesh--then repeat on the other side.", "Cut the mango flesh into very small pieces and add them to the orange;", "Check on your boiling orange peel, and after twenty minutes, strain water out and add the peel to the mangos and orange, looking to see there are 3 cups of fruit.", "If there's slightly less or more, that's alright--", "Measure five cups of sugar into a fairly large, heavy pot.", "Add the salt, then the fruit, and finally, the lime juice.", "[At this point you may add the yellow food coloring.", "It is totally unnecessary, of course, but it just enhances the color overall to a gorgeous golden hue];", "Heat your ingredients quite rapidly to boiling while stirring continuously.", "Now, be careful not to stir too vigorously, or a foam will appear--one you may need to skim off.", "Once brought to the boil, remove the pot from the heat and let stand for fifteen (15) minutes.", "This is a good time to heat your jar lids to near boiling, then turn off and keep hot--at the same time, get your jars to the boiling point as well;", "Reheat marmalade to boiling, then open and add your liquid pectin.", "Let it all come back to boiling, and let it gently boil, while stirring constantly for five whole minutes.", "Then turn it off and let it sit.", "If need be, skim the foam.", "It is totally edible, but prize-winning jams are foamless.", "I use the foam for our home use;", "Turn your attention to the canning process: make sure your jars are in boiling hot, but calm water--and make sure the lids are in almost-boiling water.", "Place a rack next to your marmalade mixture;", "With tongs, lift out one jar and empty it of water, and bring it over to the rack next to your marmalade mix.", "Using a ladle, stir into the mix and begin filling your jar, leaving about 1\" of air below the rim.""