Mrs. Makin’s Marmalade
Mrs.
Makin is the cook at the rectory in A HEART DECEIVED.
Miri loves it when Mrs. Makin whips up her specialty of sunshine in a bowl.
Feel free to whip up some of your own, or if you’re short on time, it’s okay to
run to the store and buy a jar.
1 pound ripe oranges (about 4 small/medium – not navel)
¾ cup sugar
½ cup honey
¼ tsp. cardamom
Wash and dry the
oranges. With a vegetable peeler, remove the zest, making sure to leave behind
ALL the white pith beneath. Chop the zest – bigger pieces for chunkier
marmalade, strips for a more spreadable result. Set zest aside.
Cut the ends off the
zested oranges and then cut off all the white pith from around each orange.
Slide the knife down the sides of the orange, cutting just the thin layer of
pith off, exposing the fruit. Working over a bowl to catch the juices, hold the
peeled orange and cut out each section from the membrane holding the sections
together.
Drape a piece of
cheesecloth over a bowl and set the membrane and any seeds on it. The pectin in
these parts will help “set” the marmalade later.
Place the cup of water, sugar,
honey and cardamom into a heavy pot. Add the juice/fruit mixture and the zest.
Bring to a rolling boil. Tie up the cheesecloth/pectin bag and add it to the
pot.
Keep marmalade at a
rolling boil for 15 minutes then remove from heat. Remove the cheesecloth and
squeeze over pot (be careful…it’s hot!), then throw away. Let sit 5 minutes.
Stir
marmalade and spoon into a clean jar. Store in fridge.
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5 comments:
Well, I was wondering if you were going to have a Fun Friday video or not. After watching this, I had to look up Kelly and now I am following all of her boards on Pinterest. The marmalade looks yummy...not sure I will ever make any, but you two made it look quite fun. When you were calling that lemon an orange, you had me thinking I was losing it. :)
Catch ya later!
Don't worry, it's usually me that's losing it! Kelly Klepfer is a hilarious little gal, and she's got a fun blog you might like to visit. It's more cooking focused, but she also writes about life and does book reviews sometimes as well. Click on Scrambled Dregs in my blog list.
Couldn't tell a lemon from an orange? - come on Michelle.. When you were here in AZ don't you remember the oranges on the tree and the huge lemons we had.. You'll just have to come back for a refresher course.
Kelly Klepfer's claim to fame is that she's the Sr. Editor of Novel Reviews. I can't believe y'all forgot that!
And now ... where's MY jar? And how come they're only half full???
What?! She's a freaking SENIOR editor?! Whoa, baby. I had no idea.
The jars are only half full because we didn't make a full batch. We honestly didn't know what we were doing. But it's doggone tasty! And you'll have to come up here to get it. I'm holding it hostage until you come for a visit.
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