yet another reason to smile.
We made marmalade,
14 jars of it.
Although it’s a bit late in the year for making marmalade,
this lot should see us through to the end of it.
I use thinly cut Seville oranges which are at their best in January.
Mind you, it’s perfectly alright to cheat and use ready cut prepared oranges too.
Bittersweet and sticky,
marmalade on hot toast is real comfort food.
Yum.
ReplyDeleteAnd home-made Marmalade takes comfort to a whole new level.
Orange peels are golden healing panacea!
ReplyDeleteNothing like home made marmalade. Ready cut prepared oranges? Never seen them. Sadly many Australian grown oranges are left to rot.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, it is one of those comfort foods and homemade even more so.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite things in the world, marmalade. I can't imagine the bliss that the homemade version must be.
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteOh Friko, I was ready to report on what I included in last night's supper...and then I click over here and discover you've been making marmalade. Very impressed, I am. I have never made marmalade, but am lucky to have a friend who does it very well.
ReplyDeleteWhat I was going to tell you was that bratwurst joined potatoes, onions, carrots peas, butter, thyme, parsley and a glass of red at my supper table last night. Delish! And inspired by you.
We are now halfway to March. Spring is lurking. I still need to have a walk in the Park when my days off coincide with above freezing, and dry, weather. Soon. I will take my camera along for that walk.
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Marmalade on hot toast is best when it is homemade! But any way at all is wonderful. :-)
ReplyDeleteHot toast, melting butter, tart marmalade - heavenly! I've never made it, but I have copied a recipe from Welsh Hills Again blog and will give it a try.
ReplyDeleteAfter years of marmalade deprivation for years in France I now have my own fruit on my own tree.
ReplyDeleteI like to make Dundee tart...treacle tart with half golden syrup, half marmalade.
Looks really pretty! :)
ReplyDelete...with butter under it! :-)
ReplyDeleteI imagine the warm scent wafting through your house.
ReplyDeleteI do love the smell of fruit steaming. We are on the last container of our blackberry freezer jam which I just love more than coffee some mornings. Spring must have better rewards to compensate.
ReplyDeleteA day of cooking sweet things is a day well spent.
ReplyDeleteMy Mum always had marmalade on hot toast- so yummy. 14 jars is a good yield and should keep your taste buds happy for a while. Always better when homemade.
ReplyDeleteI've never had homemade marmalade. In fact, I never was a marmalade fan until a couple of years ago, when I tried some apricot-orange from a place in Michigan that produces truly memorable fruit products. They use all locally grown fruit, and not too much sugar. The flavor shines. I can only imagine what the homemade tastes like -- or how good your house smells while you're making it.
ReplyDeleteI'm using up the last of the peaches and blueberries from the freezer now. The strawberries have arrived, and in only a few months we'll have berries and peaches again. The turning of the year, indeed.
That's quite a batch of jam, and I'm sure you will enjoy it for a long time to come.
ReplyDeleteWell done! You will be tasting sunshine for quite some time. Our young grandson of 3 years old is an orange marmalade fan. You would be his best friend, Friko.
ReplyDeleteMmmmm, orange marmalade ... my favorite!
ReplyDeleteOh, I haven't had any marmalade in forever. makes me want to go out and get some.
ReplyDeleteAhhh! Smiles back from Fargo!! :) :)
ReplyDeleteYum, yum, yum. I'm seeing English muffin and Marmalade or jam in my immediate future! It's making me hungry and looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHomemade is twice as nice (at least !) . It makes the house smell gorgeous and then you can enjoy it on toast every morning for months .
ReplyDeleteNot to mention the glow of achievement every time you open the cupboard !
So thrice as nice , really .
Friko, do you cook marmalade with orange peels or without? I'd like to try cooking as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your recipe, Friko.
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Have a nice weekend!
Oh wow --- I would like to taste this marmalade on toast or a muffin...yeah - !
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious!
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Ah, that looks grand! In our house, while some preserving is done, no marmalade, only fondly remembered tales of J's mom making marmalade back in the day.
ReplyDeleteOh my that looks good!
ReplyDeleteI came late to marmalade. Neither of my parents like it, so we had lots of berry jams to spread on our toast, but no marmalade. I don't know when I discovered it, but the combination of peel and sugar and citrus is magical and occasionally, I'll take a spoonful from the jar and savour it on its own, undiluted by toast.
ReplyDeleteI've not attempted making it, but can imagine the heavenly scent.
Hi Friko - looks wonderful and that aroma - I can smell it down here ... delicious. What a therapeutic day that must have been ... I've never been a great jam etc maker - never having the need to do it ... but used to love having pots on the go - chutneys too. But home made marmalade is so so good ...
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend and hope the weather is kind .. cheers from a slightly warmer south - Hilary
Ah yes, that smell, flavour and texture: gorgeous. I love home made marmalade, in my opinion not worth buying marmalade, make it yourself. Husband loves three-fruit marmalade, I love dark, thick-cut Dundee type. A lovely way to spend a grey, February day:)
ReplyDelete14 jars and 44 commenters. I don't see how you're going to divide it up, but I would suggest starting at the end and working your way forward until you run out.
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ReplyDeletei'm quite impressed.
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Sounds wonderful
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every bite :)
May I please come over for some marmalade and toast. That is my favorite indulgence for breakfast.
ReplyDeleteGood idea -- I still have a bit from last year but it would be pleasant to make some more.
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm! Marmalade is my favorite jam!
ReplyDeleteYummy marmalade, I like to throw ginger and lime at it.
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Looks delicious!
DeleteHi Frico I enjoy reading your blog and I love orange marmalade . I have a German recipe were I soak the blood oranges for 24 hours.
ReplyDeleteLove orange marmalade. I buy the Mrs Bridges Dundee orange marmalade made in Scotland. Slightly burnt and, very tasty! Said to have originated when a ship full of Seville oranges caught fire. Of course the thrifty Scots ate the result.
ReplyDeleteWell done! I only wish I could come over and sample some!!
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How lovely.
ReplyDeleteI can smell the redolence all the way here to AZ.
I do like marmalade on toast with a cup of tea. Not too hard to make, maybe? Perhaps I'll give it a go because I now feel the beginnings of a craving.
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