Marmelade Progress

Having had a second near-miss on scorching, I transferred the pulp to the crockpot and let it simmer for about 24 hours. It darkened slightly but no more scorching. I put the results through the blender in small batches and measured 9 cups of pulp. (Markham's recipe is clearly for a paste-like marmelade rather than a chunky one.) My original intent had been to produce a thick pulp and then simmer it further with rosewater, but it was already fairly soupy. And furthermore, when I added Markham's "to every pound of the pulp put a pound of refined sugar" (I rounded down and added 4 lb sugar) the crockpot was completely full. So, hmm. No rosewater unless I need to add more liquid at some point. So I'm simmering on low in the crockpot now, but I'll turn it off when I go to bed because I don't want to overshoot (and I need to pick up more small jelly jars). I also want to put some "in boxes" but I'm not sure what sort of food-safe boxes I can lay hands on. I suppose I could line them with plastic wrap ….