Ma Made Marmalade

esmf73

HI,
I'm thinking of making some marmalade next year in the attempt to keep costs down but also because I'd like to give home made birthday presents next year.

Does anyone have any experience adding anything to Ma Made Marmalade mixes? I'm thinking about brandy, whisky and perhaps champagne (and champagne to strawberry jam).

any advice gratefully received.

wogglemaker

I use ma made all the time. I've never thought of adding other flavourings, but as it is just the ready prepared fruit in the tin with nowt else I can't see it being a problem

ChocClare

Same here. I use Ma Made, both the chunky and er non-chunky - fine cut, that`s the word I`m groping for - and it`s absolutely yummola by itself.

I would have thought that you could add whatever you liked to it - after all. it`s only cut-up oranges. Just saves you hours of faffing about (3 fruit marmalade last year with real oranges, lemons and grapefruits = wrist-slashing time where cutting up peel was concerned!)...:D

sairy2005

Shirley Goode on her website has mentioned it several times. I think she puts other things in with it also. If you ask her a question she will answer on the next days blog.
This is her blog http://www.shirleygoode.com/
She is an absolute mine of info.

champys

Yes, you can add anything you like - I do! We can't buy Seville oranges here in the very North of France, and marmalade in the shops is rare and very expensive, so I stock up on MaMade during trips to the UK and have tinkered around in the past with adding whisky, Grand Marnier etc. just for fun. It works fine, but agree with ChocClare that it doesn't really need it as it tastes great all by itself.

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I add ground ginger. Gives it a nice bite.

esmf73

Thank you to everyone - sounds fab. Hope everyone will like it - I'm not tasting it as I hate marmalade of any kind!!!

jfennell

I add a grated carrot to make it go further. You can't tell once cooked.