Time Of Year For Marmalade
At Pottery House B&B all our jams and preserves served with breakfast are home made. In fact strawberries, raspberries and blackberries we pick ourselves. This time of year, January/February, is the time the Seville oranges are in season, so it's time to make marmalade and today was the day. I read a recipe somewhere that suggested that adding a tablespoon of black treacle to the mix just before putting in jars gives a lovely dark golden colour, so I gave that a try. Here's the recipe I used, it makes quite a lot of marmalade so you probably want to half it for home use. 3kg Seville Oranges (We used organic from Waitrose) 4kg sugar 8 lemons Put the oranges in a large pot with enough water so they float. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 1 - 1.5 hours. Put a piece of muslin over a bowl. Cut each orange in half, put the pith and pips into the Muslin, and then slice the orange into strips and put in your preserving pan (or large heavy bottomed saucepan). Add the ju