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Marmalade

A basic marmalade recipe made with Seville oranges.

Ingredients
At a glance
Season
Marmalade
Fruit
Makes
4.5kg
Calories in 25g serving
62 cal (approx)

1.4kg (3lb) Seville oranges
juice of 2 lemons
3.4 litres (6 pints) water
2.7kg (6lb) sugar

Method

Halve the oranges and squeeze out the juice and pips. (membranes can be scraped out into a sieve over a bowl)
Tie the pips and any membranes into a muslin.

Slice the orange peel and put in a preserving pan with the fruit juices, water and muslin bag.

Simmer gently for about 2 hours until the peel is soft and the liquid reduced by half, remove the bag and squeeze out any liquid.

Add the sugar, stirring gently until dissolved.
Bring to the boil and boil the mixture rapidly for about 15 minutes.

Test for a set and when setting point is reached, take off the heat and remove any scum.

Leave to stand for 15 minutes, then stir to distribute the peel.
Pot in sterilised jars and cover.

Recipe Source

Classic recipe taken from the 1995 edition of the "Good Housekeeping" Cookery Book.
Read a blog post about this marmalade recipe.

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