Recipe: Pumpkin Butter

Pumpkin Butter
From: susie.illinois
Makes 6-1/2 pints

1 quart pumpkin puree (fresh of course)
2 to 2 1/2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons orange rind
1/2 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon cinnamon or more to your taste
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

In large sauce pan combine pumpkin puree and sugar. Bring to boil, stirring.
Mix in orange rind, orange juice and spices Reduce heat.
Simmer uncovered for 30 - 40 minutes until mixture is thickened. It will be thicker when it cools. (it also spatters so stir often)

Ladle pumpkin butter into jars. Store in refrigerator.

Enjoy this is very good stuff