Marmalade?

Mr_Singleton

Anyone making Marmalade this season?

Was thinking of giving it ago.

monnagran

Try it. It's not as difficult as you may think and you don't need a lot of complicated and expensive equipment. During the war all of us children got one orange each at some point and my grandmother managed to get a jar of marmalade out of the peel from mine. She certainly had no special gadgets.

Just get a simple recipe and make a small amount to start with.

Good luck.

bouicca21

I used to but now I'm on my own it's a bit too much faff. I always used a Marguerite Patten recipe that involved cooking the oranges whole - makes a lovely Oxford style marmalade (only much nicer than shop bought). Add some whisky (roughly a tablespoon per jar), leave to mature for at least 6 months and your taste buds will thank you for ever more.

Farway

Mr_Singleton wrote: »

Anyone making Marmalade this season?

Was thinking of giving it ago.

If never made before try using the Mamade kits, basically it is just tin of ready prepped oranges, you add the sugar & water
I always use these for convenience

Callie22

I was going to have a go this year as I love marmalade but I struggle to find one that's bitter enough - I don't like the really dark Oxford-style ones but I'm always looking for a recipe that's very fruity rather than overly sweet. If anyone has any suggestions then I'd be very grateful

bouicca21

The Marguerite Patten cookbook was kept by the ex when we split. It had several marmalade recipes that all worked really well. I tended to use the Oxford style recipe but there were others that were less bitter, including a rather nice mixed fruit one.

A Google hasn't turned any if them up, but there are plenty of others. The bitterness in the Oxford style one comes from cooking the oranges whole. Any recipe that cooks the peel at a separate stage will be far less bitter.

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I love mamarlade but rarely eat it as I no longer eat bread,but sometimes on holiday DD tempts me with some Roses lemon and lime which I really love, never been a lover of orange marmalade though always preferred the lemon

basill

Farway wrote: »

If never made before try using the Mamade kits,

I have made it the old fashioned way in the past, found it pretty hard work. I too use Mamade now. Absolutely foolproof!

jackyann

I think it worthwhile making it the old-fashioned way. DH devised this method: take the peel off with one of those peelers that takes only the thinnest piece of peel off. Then take the pith off - that way you are not trying to cut the pith off the peel.

MMF007

I use 'Home cook', sold by Lakeland (and probably elsewhere!)
It is foolproof. Just add water and sugar. Bring to the boil, reduce to rolling boil for 15 mins.
For less sweetness I reduce sugar by about 100g. I also add slightly more water than recipe on the tin states.

I did once make marmalade from scratch. Took hours! The Home Cook always gets compliments and you can get orange or lemon versions. Makes at least 6 jars so worth the minimal time.

Enjoy!

Serendipitious

I made lemon marmalade this morning - I dropped lucky at the supermarket a few days ago and got several bags containing 4 large lemons for 5 pence a bag, so I used up some of those.

I scrubbed the lemons in hot water just case they'd been waxed, then weighed them, put them in a pan whole, covered them in water, brought to the boil and simmered them for about an hour and a half, giving them a stab with a fork every now and again, when they started to fall apart I took them out and sliced the peel, put it back in the pan, pips and all, added the sugar, then boiled it fast for about 20 mins till it reached setting point. Pips floated to the top, so as it cooled I took them out with a spoon. Job done, and a lovely tangy marmalade is the result.

1 kilo lemons needs 2 kilos granulated sugar.

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1898654/lemon-marmalade