January Can Jam ~ Citrus

I signed up for the year long challenge of canning something new each month.  We will be given the ingredient for the month on the last Friday of the previous month.  I didn't know where to find what this month's ingredient until today then I  discovered that I just didn't scroll down far enough on Tiger's page.  I will know better for next month.  That being said, I had to scramble with ingredients on hand. I ended up doing an orange mango reduction that I plan to use as a lovely addition to my kefir smoothies. Having tasted the result, I wish that I ate pancakes.  Just a side note, at first I didn't think the ginger made much of a difference but when the velvet liquid slip down my throat there was a pleasant warm tingle on the roof of my mouth that told me the ginger was there.

Recipe

4 small oranges, about 1/2 lb each

1/2 mango that was about 1/2 lb fruit

juice of one lemon

1 teaspoon grated ginger

3/4 cup honey

3/4 cup water

pinch of salt

Bring to a boil and then simmer about 15 minutes.  Blend until ingredients are pureed, strain and return to the heat. Continue simmering untl syrup reaches desired thickness.