A domestic marmalade adventure
Enough of all this deep stuff. Time to make marmalade. I had a cold after Christmas which could only be helped by copious amounts of whisky and hot lemon, which Ian duly supplied. You can always tell I have a bad cold if I take to whisky, lemon and honey. In normal times I don't even like whisky. Ian bought lots of lemons (there must have a been a special offer on!) and when the cold had receded there were the lemons, about a kilo of them, still sitting in the fruit bowl looking as if they would like to be made into something. Marmalade is a great thing to make if you are new to preserving because it sets easily. I don't have much patience with the traditional chopping of oranges or lemons. This way produces a very similar marmalade with a lot less work. You need: As ingredients: 1 kilo lemons, 2kg (or slightly more) granulated sugar, water. As equipment: very large pan or preserving pan, sharp knife, food processor, twelve clean jam ja...