You've 'met' Postie Gillian before, in her van, on the back roads at Birkhall, but here I'm showcasing just another of her skills. She makes marmalade, using her grandad's recipe. I met her in the local deli a few days ago, buying a huge quantity of marmalade oranges and I held the door open for her as she deposited them in her van. Next thing I knew, she'd delivered a large jar of marmalade to our door. Such a lovely girl. And she makes good marmalade. I sampled it this morning, served from my granny's marmalade dish! Gillian tells me that she freezes the oranges whole and makes marmalade throughout the year. Freezing the oranges makes the skins nice and soft and removes the need to soak them before using. There you go.
I would love all this information if it wasn't for my partially blocked bowel that keeps me from eating and vegetable of gruit that isn't pureed. Now all I can do is drool.
I love this photo arrangement with the charming floral chinz china! Given the abundance of citrus fruit currently in our yard, I'm glad you put me alert to the possibility of using some of it in this way; Ken loves it! (I do as well, but prefer my toast without...) But additionally, now sensing the size of your town, and that you did a kindness, it was repaid soon after! Oh, the charm of that sort of life!
I love marmalade on toast! As I’ve got older I prefer it instead of jam which I find a bit sweet these days. Looks a lovely consistency too. I’m eating homemade marmalade now but it’s a tad too set for me but still good. Beautiful pot!
Wow, that's an interesting way to store the oranges. We just have a few marmalade making sessions to make enough to last the year. It takes 4 hours from start to finish, to process 1 kg of oranges. Love your unusual shot, it looks delicious
I love marmalade but have never made it myself. I like to try different types and when Louise and Ken @weezilou were staying with me in Derbyshire I discovered lemon and lime marmalade at Chatsworth House. Louise suggested we try it with cheese! Wow a marriage made in heaven! Must get some more!
Wow... I do like the idea of freezing the marmalade oranges and doing a bit at a time. Thanks for your lovely helpful posts...I'm just trying to catch up!!!
I love marmalade.