Show us your marmalade.

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(This is a sticky thread, BTW.)

A year ago, I made my first batch of six jars. Delia Smith's online recipe worked an absolute treat, but I had to venture forth and tool-up with the equipment to make it......an IKEA stockpot, a cheapo citrus juicer from Lakeland, some jam jars, muslin, waxed paper rings, a jam funnel etc etc. I reckon that my first batch of six jars cost about £16 per jar. I was horrified.

Anyway, I'm going back into the trenches shortly for an audacious production run of 12 jars now that I have the tools.

What are you lot up to?

 

[MontyVeda]

i'm actually eating marmalade and peanut butter on toast. Aldi's thick cut. Its very nice, but I'd rather be in bed.

 

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i'm actually eating marmalade and peanut butter on toast. Aldi's thick cut. Its very nice, but I'd rather be in bed.

With peanut butter?????? The horror....

 

[MontyVeda]

Nah its top.... the thinking man's breakfast

 

[Hill Wimp]

This is my marmalade

Though we do have this as well

 

[Brandane]

Simply the best:

 

[EltonFrog]

I can't show you mine, I've eaten it all.

 

[growingvegetables]

8 lbs of Seville Orange marmalade made yesterday. 6 lbs each of lime, and lemon and lime, made before Xmas (that was a mistake .... it's almost all gone, as gifts /. Marmalade makers are generally very generous people --- on condition that the giftee returns the empty jar, preferably with an extra empty as thanks; but true.). Making some lemon and ginger today, and a few more pounds of Seville orange.

Lotta work - but oh, so worth it. I love the strong citrussy tang of home-made, compared to the sickly sweet bought stuff, and there's summat meditative about working through 5 kilos of fruit, peeling and chopping into tiny pieces.

BUT ... you forgot the most important piece of equipment .....




...... a shockingly thick slab of home-made bread, slathered with butter, laden with the pan scrapings after a session. DON'T tell anybody else - that's cook's perks. Nothing ever tastes quite like that first taste of a batch. Excuse me, gotta get off and prepare lemons .

Oh - and the WI site has good recipes for marmalade. Come on - they're the professionals

 

[Dave 123]

The other day Mrs Dave made 2 jars at the end of a larger batch that had chilli flakes (chillis grown by me) mixed in. Really nice! It would make a good ham glaze.

 

[nickyboy]

Simply the best:

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You can bog off with your "fine cut". Not as bad as Mrs N who will only have the "jelly" bit-less stuff....but not far off

 

[Cycleops]

Although the Frank Cooper's has to be the definitive marmalade this is really very good and some might appreciate the reduced sugar.

 

[SteCenturion]

Oooh, marmalade ....

Made me feel hungry now.

 

[Tim Hall]

Since roughly forever, Dad has made marmalade and is doing so again this year. He's taking things a bit easy and is doing batches of only 7lb a day. He's 89.

 

[MontyVeda]

You can bog off with your "fine cut". Not as bad as Mrs N who will only have the "jelly" bit-less stuff....but not far off

There was lady in Aldi the other week asking if we sold marmalade without any bits. I apologised and said we didn't, before barring her for life. It seemed like the decent thing to do.

 

[Arjimlad]

I confess to using "Ma-Made" Seville orange concentrate but I always use soft dark sugar which makes a rich dark marmalade.

This last batch I also bunged in some chopped ginger, mixed spice and a dram of whisky. It is rather enjoyable.