Econolade

"Marmalade, I like marmalade", as a famous bloke once said.

Following on from two weeks ago

1kg Seville oranges
1squirt of concentrated lemon
1kg jam sugar (with added pectin) or granulated
650ml water

Wash, debutton and peel the oranges.

Make a gentle cut from North to South on each orange so that the peeler will produce smaller strips.

Swear. Finish with knife.

Cut the peel into bite sizes, put into mixer bowl, add 350ml boiling water, put a plate on top, wrap up in towels and sheepskin to keep it warm. About 12 hours later the temperature had dropped to 23°C, which is a bit warmer than the room, and saved an hour boiling; we could save the planet if more people made marmalade this way.

Juice the oranges. The press

 does a good job at flattening the oranges and makes it easier to peel the membraney bits away from the pith so pull all that off and keep the pips too,

Strain the juice into the peel and put the caught bits into a pan. Add the membranes, the pips and 300ml water. Simmer/ stir for 20 minutes with a lid, the idea is to get as much pectin as possible. Strain and add to the rest.

Set Kenwood to 60°C and constant stir, add lemon juice and sugar.

Set Kenwood to 110°C and occasional stir for 1 hour. 

Test, boil, test, bottle, the extra pectin worked wonders. Clean lens.

Made today                                                 Made two weeks ago