Posted: Sun Feb 05, 06 6:35 pm Post subject: First try at marmalade!
I eventually have got round to trying marmalade..well almost.I have just read Gils great piece but problem is I have so many different recipes not sure which way to go! Does it work better if you soak the oranges overnight or is this unneccessary?I did try lime marmalade earlier in the year and whilst it came out tasting lovely it didnt set that well so any hints from you regular marmaladies and gents would be great thanks
Re lime marmalade not setting well :
a) did you include a lemon or so in the mix ? (I'm not sure how well lime would set on its own, so the lemon takes care of that)
b) did you cook the fruit with the lid off ? If you keep the lid on the pan during the intiial cooking to soften, you may well have too much liquid. Not using the lid allows some of the water to evaporate.
However, I also find my lime marmalade is generally less set than my seville orange, especially once the jar has been open a while.
I've never tried soaking my fruit overnight before cooking. will have to try next time. I'm in the middle of making my seville 2006, as it happens.
My post seems to have disappeared so I'll try again
Sarah thanks for that I was wondering why it said to soak them and me and OH both like the peel soft so they are soaking away!
Gil thanks so much for the tips Yes I'm guilty on both counts LOL left the lid on and no lemons either!! I have used most of it before it went too runny then this week made a cake and a sponge pud so only have two tiny jars left now but will remember to get it right next time I made loads of jam with our fruit this year and jellies for the first time too we are on our last couple of jars so thought the marmalade would fill the gap..Do you know I never even knew you got the oranges this time of year for it Thanks again for all the tips
Reporting back on the marmalade it has come out lovely! I made one batch and am doing another tomorrow.I see where I went wrong with the lime now too so I'll be busy making some of that next I took quite a bit of the peel out as OH doesnt like it so am just off now to make a batch of marigolds marmalade cakes for the freezer..you lot are making me fat!! I'll have to shed a few pounds digging when the weather warms up a bit
Mat S
Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 282 Location: Leicester
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 06 1:57 pm Post subject:
I made 2 lots of marmalade with a simplification of gil's recipe (cut peel before cooking, no soaking oranges). Both turned out and set beautifully, largely due to the number of pips in the sevilles I think. Black treacle in one, coriander in t'other. Last years marmalade was more like a loose orange jam so it's a great improvement - ta for the article!
Mat
fenwoman
Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 509 Location: Tydd St giles
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 06 3:46 pm Post subject:
I make loads of marmalade and use a great method. I make 3 fruit so use oranges grapefruit and lemon. Wash the fruit, roughly chop and then whizz the whole lot up in a food processor. Bung the resulting gloop into a pan, boil add sugar as per usual, hey presto delicious chunky, setting marmalade easy peasy lemon squeezy.
For added 'oomph' add a dollop of ginger. Great for heating up and spooning over home made microwave suet sponge pudding on a wet winter evening.
Does it work better if you soak the oranges overnight or is this unneccessary?I did try lime marmalade earlier in the year and whilst it came out tasting lovely it didnt set that well so any hints from you regular marmaladies and gents would be great thanks 
Thanks again for all the tips 
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